Why the prosecution of Dr. Johnson Asiama was a political witch hunt
The legal battle against Dr. Johnson Asiama, a former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has dragged on for over seven years, curtailing his freedom and imposing significant financial burdens in legal fees. The charges levied against him—breach of the Bank of Ghana Act and causing financial loss—have not been substantiated, yet the prosecution persisted despite the fact that no financial loss occurred. More significantly, Dr. Asiama became the target of political persecution because he defended the legitimacy of certain financial decisions made under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government and pushed back against politically motivated accusations. The New...
