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Government unhappy with drug barons acquittal
By Awudu Salami Sule, Ghanadot


Accra, July 25, Ghanadot - Attorney General and Minister of Justice,Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, has said, the acquittal of two alleged drug barons by the Appeals Court after their conviction is a dent on government’s fight against drugs.


Kwabena Amaning, alias Tagor, and Alhaji Issah Abass were in 2007 incarcerated for 15 years with hard labour by an Accra Fast Track High Court for drug related offences.


On Thursday July 23, 2009,that sentence was however quashed in a unanimous Appeals Court decision by three judges, who concluded that the trial Fast Track High Court erred in convicting the two because the prosecution failed to adduce sufficient evidence to prove their guilt beyond all reasonable doubt.


In a radio interview today, the Attorney General said, the government has made a commitment to fight the drug menace in the country and the ruling by the Appeals court is a blow to the government
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“It is a matter we take very seriously in law. It is a matter we take very seriously in the fight against narcotics, especially looking at the position of Ghana in recent times,” the A-G said.


She said the government will read Thursday's ruling thoroughly and will consider all options available under the law, promising she will not let this case rest at all.


Mrs Betty Mould admitted the judgment has the tendency to worsen the drugs trade in the country. "But the state has the responsibility to seek justice in all cases, if it has enough reason to believe wrongs have been perpetrated" she added.


Asked if the state will not appeal against the decision, the Attorney General said that was not an option at the moment.


Betty Mould said the decision came as a surprise, as the state had no illusion of winning the case.


"The state will follow the due process of law and go to the Supreme Court to overturn the decision", she hinted.

 

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