DOJ maneuver on unconfirmed US attorneys inches closer to Supreme Court
A legal maneuver repeatedly used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to install acting U.S. attorneys without Senate approval may be inching closer to the Supreme Court. Two appeals court panels ruled last week the DOJ cannot sidestep the confirmation process by changing someone’s title or handing them the duties of the top prosecutor. It marks...
The criminal case involving Solomon Asamoah and Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi, former CEO and Board Chairman of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund, has taken a significant turn as Asamoah's lawyers now challenge key decisions of the trial court at the Supreme Court. The case revolves around the abandoned Ghana Sky Train project, an urban rail transport initiative that never materialised.
Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Justice Srem-Sai, disclosed that the accused persons have not filed their defences despite being given 42 days to do so. The trial court initially dismissed their submissions of no case and directed them to file their defences within 21 days. However, the accused failed to do so, prompting the court to grant them another 21-day extension.
The case management conference was set for August 24, but Asamoah's lawyers filed two applications at the Supreme Court on August 21, seeking an order of certiorari to quash the dismissal and an interlocutory injunction to stay proceedings pending the determination of the certiorari application. The Supreme Court proceedings could potentially impact the trial's progression.
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