The dismissal letter of Richard Jakpa from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) was given by Deputy Attorney General (AG), Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, on Thursday, June 27, as a crucial piece of evidence in the current ambulance procurement trial.
The judge eventually entered the document into evidence in spite of the defense team’s robust arguments.
The prosecution argued that Jakpa’s letter of termination was essential to defining his persona and illuminating his role in the ambulance procurement process. The letter listed several reasons for Jakpa’s dismissal, including claims of misbehavior and violations of military rules.
Deputy AG Tuah-Yeboah emphasized the importance of Jakpa’s termination in setting his position in the procurement case, stating that it revealed a behavior pattern essential to comprehending the wider ramifications of the charges brought against him.
Defense attorneys, on the other hand, fiercely opposed the admission of the dismissal letter, claiming that doing so would be unfair and unrelated to the main points of contention in the case.
They asserted that the court’s decision regarding Jakpa’s present charges should not be influenced by his prior employment experience, highlighting the need to keep the focus on the evidence that is specifically related to the ambulance case.
After a brief break and consideration of the issues amid these heated exchanges, the court decided to accept the dismissal letter into evidence and reject the defense’s objections.
