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The deputy attorney general is on record as never having won a case as a lawyer.Judging from his comments and gestures, and from the fact that he couldn't even put together a "CV" for his vetting to become Deputy Minister, it stands to reason that he might join the rank and file of NDC lawyers who are lawyers only on paper neither by speech or action deserving even to wear the most tattered wig or gown. It was this same gentleman who attempted to blackmail a judge from sitting on a case by stating he had evidence "that someone told him he had heard the judge tell someone that he(the judge) would dismiss the case against Yidana and some others if the prosecution didn't produce credible evidence to support their case". Interestingly, this deputy attorney general even after the Judge had recused himself from the case fearing for his life, shamefully lost the case against Yidana and Co for much the same reasons as was suggested as being contained in the tape he had.It is fascinating to note that the judge only went short of saying that the Ag department had turned into a circus grounds for ill-minds and persons. For some of us, the deputy attorney general was only trying to muddy the waters awaiting an eventual lose of a groundless and baseless case pushed only by a political vendetta against people seen as sympathetic to the NPP. He knew for certain that no judge in his right sense of mind was going to rule in his favor had he accused the judge of bias, the judge would have eventually been pronounced fit to continue the case, the state would have lose and viola, the dep attorney general would have found a grounds through him or his puppets to accuse the judiciary of corruption. Godperished the plans of this nation-wrecker whose desperation to win a case is more than his desire to see justice truly and effectively discharged! Fast track to now, this same deputy attorney general is in the news again. Yet again for another desperate act unable to be rationalized even by the most adherent and goatish sycophant. Three gentlemen, granted bail by a court of competent jurisdiction are placed under protective custody because some buffoon,ignorant of elementary laws orders their (re)arrest. As if this is not enough, you have a whole Deputy Attorney General in an attempt to silence discussion on this issue suggesting that because "we don't know the reasons for their rearrest we mustn't speculate" as if he was going to help elevate the discussion he goes further to state that he can not disclose the reasons for their rearrest.For goodness, it is fundamental that a person being arrested,restricted,detained,rearrested whatever whatever is informed in a language he understands the reason for his arrest,restriction or detention and of his right to a counsel of his choice. This is a basic constitutional requirement not even the CJ can direct to be ignored! I don't believe the BNI whispered the supposed charges into the ears of the gentlemen before they attempted to rearrest them so that their counsel wouldn't hear neither do i think the people around including members of the press could have been unanimous in not hearing the charges preferred against these gentlemen if any was articulated. The admission by the deputy attorney general on Joy Fm,Saturday 30th July, 2011, confirmed the fact that the arrest was fundamentally wrong and a clear procedure pertaining to arrest and taking in of suspects had been breached.For a young Republic one would believed that some of these clear procedural and human rights abuses would be condemned by all stakeholders in the strongest terms possible so as to prevent a repeat in future instead of some lose and ill-constructed attempts to rationalize it. I believe, Prof Mills, being a law professor could have made a better choice of learned and properly experienced individuals to hold the position of attorney general considering the importance of that ministry. If the NDC government wants the Judiciary to take them serious they must remove clowns like the Dep- Ag from office and replace him with one more deserving in character and in practice.