Retract and excuse your defamatory remarks – Amidu to Ato Forson

General News on Friday, August 2nd, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-08-02

Special Prosecutor Martin ABK Amidu gave Cbadiel Ato Baah Forson, a member of the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam constituency in the Central Region, seven days to make an unqualified apology and retract statements he considered defamatory. . earned the reputation.

According to him, in a letter to GhanaWeb, Amidu said that the Minister of Finance of 12 July 2019, answering questions from Parliament, had hinted that the government had paid 280 million since its taking office in 2017 judgment debt which amounted to more than 679 million euros. In his response to these questions, the Minister of Finance did not mention the names of the institution or individuals to whom the alleged judgment debts were owed or paid.

At a press conference, Mr. Forson later said at a press conference in Parliament: "We are learning with authority that they have paid hundreds of McDan, they have Paid Bankswitch, they even condemned the Special Prosecutor, their debt, as to whether they are eligible to receive this amount, is an issue on which we will have to investigate. And that is why I asked the Minister of Finance to give us a breakdown … I do not think that in the case of the special prosecutor … I heard that he went to court, there was had a default judgment and the Special Prosecutor had received some compensation for the fact that he was falsely dismissed as Minister of State, whether or not it was a judgment debt, we wish to obtain additional and better details … "

Mr. Amidu has stated that he has not obtained any judgment or order from any court of competent jurisdiction in my capacity as Special Prosecutor to receive judgment debt since my appointment, approval and appointment to the Special Prosecutor's Office.

"Nevertheless, you have chosen maliciously and with intent to defame me in person and in my current office as a special attorney to designate me by the title of my current appointment as a public officer instead of my personal name. when a defamatory statement about my person and my integrity, "reads the letter.

Mr. Amidu then explained that from 2013 to January 6, 2017, he had taken legal action to obtain an order for the payment of his salary arrears, rent arrears, payment of earned annual leave. , end-of-stay benefits, compensation for breach of contract with interest accrued on said amounts from the date of acquisition to the date of payment, among others.

"The government you served through your National Security Advisor, Hon. Alhaji Baba Kamara, contacted me on December 26, 2013 on behalf of your government to have the matter settled amicably. I have insisted to only deal with the Attorney General. Your National Security Advisor then asked your Attorney General to contact me and offered to try to reach an amicable settlement that I accepted. The representative of the Attorney General officially brought the proposal to the attention of the Court. With my help, the case has been adjourned to allow us to attempt a settlement. "

Read the full letter below