National Communication Officer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi says the charges against Chairman Ofosu-Ampofo are simply borne out of sheer hatred and malice.
According to him, the NDC National Chairman did no wrong as what is happening is a clear politically motivated case which the government is hiding behind the police and pushing the security force to send Chairman Ofosu- Ampofo to court, simply because he is ‘worrying the ruling NPP government’.
Speaking on Okay FM’s 'Ade Akye Abia' Morning Show, Sammy Gyamfi insisted that the government wants the police to prosecute the NDC Chairman just to waste his time and also instil some form of fear in him as well as NDC members.
He maintained that President Akufo-Addo and his government want to use the law to intimidate and suppress the leaders and members of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).
“This is exactly what is happening in this case and if not then it is beyond comprehension that a certain government or the Police Service can use this case of a leaked doctored tape to proffer charges of conspiracy to assault a Public Officer, conspiracy to cause harm; these are the charges proffered against Chairman Ofosu Ampofo. These charges don’t make sense; we cannot see the logic in the charges, because which Public Officer has the Chairman asked to be attacked or assaulted?”
Sammy Gyamfi claimed to be baffled by the prosecutory charges against Chairman Ofosu-Ampofo, who he claimed, has never been involved in any act of political violence in his over 30 years in politics.
“When you have a government lacking focus, a government which is not principled and a government which is not serious, this is what happens in the country. Now, this government believes leaked tapes can be used to prosecute someone; since when did CID start to charge people on leaked tapes? The CID boss, Madam Tiwaa Addo-Danquah’s leaked tape, have we exhausted the case? Didn’t she say it was a leaked tape? Has someone prosecuted her?”
“In law, we have Article 17 of the 1992 Constitution which says we are all equal before the law; COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah is not more Ghanaian or more human than Ofosu Ampofo . . . Lawyer Obiri Boahen is also not more Ghanaian and human than Ofosu Ampofo . . . " he said.
He reiterated that “this is a fabricated and malicious charge. I am not suggesting that it is true; it is not true but I am also examining the consistency of this government when it comes to the issue of leaked tapes and those who are involved have come out to say the leaked tapes are doctored. Consistency is key and one thing in the criminal law is the consistency of the law if we want to apply the law”.
He therefore warned the Akufo-Addo government to desist from the "animal farm mentality" where the law is being used against others while others are being set free.
"This shows it is sheer hatred. We don’t have any problem but sometimes in law we have something called malicious prosecution and that is being used to waste his time and resources,” he added.
Source: Daniel Adu Darko/Peacefmonline.com/[email protected]
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is this all this young and energetic man can do for the rest of his adult life? Wake up in the morning - move from one radio station to the other, one tv station to the other - till one day NDC comes to power for him to chop cheap money and drive expensive V8, enjoy free fuel, etc and own auctioned fleet of vehicles? these are the young professional politicians are country Ghana is breeding. they don't even know ho to manage a kiosk of provisions, no nothing about corporate governance, private sector or public sector work ethics, etc. and one day, he just becomes a minister or a deputy. how do we expect our country Ghana to develop. In Rwanda, if you aren't a graduate, you can't even become a pastor or a church founder. let's reason up Ghana. The whole world is leaving us behind big time!!!
this guy is sooooo ***barred word***. Babies with sharp teeth in ndc wont help ndc win elections.now we know lacks respects and have allowed this boy to be communication director and also allow him to insults other politicians.The youths are watching him.Posterity will judge us all/.
Picked up a goat with a ‘NPP’ next to its name in those Ashanti Region constituency , the goat will win, their mentality else people like Wontumi can never be a Chairman of this GReat Party.