There’s No Docket Fit For Prosecution Yet On Ahmed Suale’s Murder – Attorney General

Five years on, after the gruesome murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Suale, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has told Parliament that there is no docket fit for prosecution or action submitted to his office.

According to him, even though investigations are still ongoing, four suspects who were initially detained to aid the inquiry were later granted police enquiry bail after eyewitnesses failed to identify them.

Ahmed Suale was tragically killed on January 16, 2019, by two unidentified individuals on a motorbike with a covered license plate at Madina whiles he was returning from a family meeting.

Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame made the disclosure on Tuesday February 20, 2024 on the floor of Parliament in a response to a Parliamentary question filled by Madina lawmaker on the staus of Ahmed Suale’s murder and other cases.

He stated that the criminal investigations department of the Ghana Police Service is handling the matter stating that no document suitable for prosecution has been presented to his office.

“A number of cases are pending in court and I will begin with the murder of Ahmed Suale. It is worthy to know that it is a matter being investigated by the criminal investigations department of the Ghana Police Service. No docket or document fit for prosecution has been built and presented to my office since the murder.

“On being appointed Attorney General, the former inspector of police [James] Oppong-Boanuh paid a courtesy call on me on March 29, 2021, for being concerned about the failure to resolve this case and other cases.

“I inquired about the state of investigations into the matter and demanded a report on the case and the director general of CID obliged”, Mr Dame told parliament.

By: Christian Kpesese