*Martin Amidu Is Under Pressure To Perform
Friday, May 24, 2019
A member of the counsel team for Mahama Ayariga, Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe has argued that the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu is under pressure from the ruling government to work.
He says the Special Prosecutor is not taking his time to legally conduct investigations into matters brought before him to prosecute.
Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ programme, he explained that his client has a case and believes he will triumph in the end.
Though he refused to go into the merit of the case, he added that the Special Prosecutor may dent his image if he decides to work under pressure and the dictates of his bosses.
Martin Amidu has no case against Mahama Ayariga. How can a case which was filed on 28th March 2019 land in court now. It is just a cover to the mess that has been created in his office.
“The office of the Special Prosecutor is just a needless waste of the tax payers money,” he said.
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has sued the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga.
This is the first case the Office is pursuing in court since its formation more than a year ago.
Mahama Ayariga is facing five counts of among other things, evasion of duties and taxes.
Joined to the suit is one Kendrick Akwasi Marfo of Atlas Rent-A-Car company.
According to the writ, “Mahama Ayariga aged 44 years in November 2017 at Tema in the Greater Accra Region did fraudulently evade customs duties and taxes by paying GH¢6,062.86 instead of the approved duties and taxes of GH¢36,597.15 to clear three Toyota V8 Land Cruisers.”
He is also accused of allegedly abusing his office as a public officer for his private benefit by “selling three Toyota V8 Land Cruisers with registration numbers GR 2220-18, GR 2221-18 and GR 2222-18 meant to be used for your official duties as a Member of Parliament to Kendrick Akwasi Marfo of ATLAS-Rent-A-Car at a price of GH¢40,000 each.”
The Bawku Central MP is also among other things being accused by the Special Prosecutor of transferring “foreign exchange from Ghana through an unauthorised dealer contrary to sections 15(3) and 29(1) of the Foreign Exchange Act 2006,
