Deputy Attorney General Justice Srem-Sai has defended the Attorney General’s decision to withdraw charges against accused persons in the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) case, while criticising former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame over his public comments on the matter.
Mr. Dame, who is legal counsel for former NAFCO Chief Executive Officer Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, had described the withdrawal of the charges as an abuse of legal process.
On May 5, 2026, the Attorney General discontinued all charges against the former NAFCO boss and his wife in an ongoing criminal case after investigators reportedly uncovered fresh evidence connected to the matter.
According to Mr. Dame, the development raises concerns about the conduct of criminal prosecutions and law enforcement procedures in Ghana.
However, speaking to the media on Thursday, May 7, Dr. Srem-Sai insisted that the decision was consistent with standard criminal procedure whenever new evidence emerges during investigations.
“You cannot just come to court when you have fresh evidence in a criminal trial and start throwing around the evidence,” he stated.
He explained that prosecutors are required to hear from accused persons regarding any newly discovered evidence before determining whether charges should be maintained, amended, or refiled.
“You need to hear from the accused persons regarding the fresh evidence. That will inform your final decision whether you will charge the person or not. But to say that fresh evidence is not available merely because you don’t have it is completely improper and unethical,” he added.
Dr. Srem-Sai further maintained that the prosecution remains confident in its case against the accused persons despite the withdrawal of the charges.
“We are still confident that we have a strong case against the accused person, there is no doubt about that,” he said.
According to him, the emergence of fresh evidence simply means investigators have uncovered new information which may either strengthen the existing case or result in revised charges after further interrogation of the accused persons.
He argued that seeking additional interrogation after the discovery of new evidence is a routine part of criminal investigations and questioned why the former Attorney General had chosen to publicly criticise the process.
“It is part of criminal procedure to do that whenever you have fresh evidence. I don’t know why this has become an issue for the former Attorney General, who should know better, to be lamenting across the media, making the same point,” he added.
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