A Supreme Court Justice nominee, Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, has said there’s no breach of constitution if the Attorney-General provides information on cases being investigated to the public.
During his vetting by the Appointments Committee, Friday, June 20, 2025, he noted that it is appropriate for the public to receive accurate information from the Attorney-General himself rather than read comments on social media which may be inaccurate.
However, Justice Kwaku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo cautioned that while providing information to the public, a breach of the constitution would arise if the A-G makes comment to suggest that the suspect in whatever case is already guilty even before a case is filed at the court.
“On the issue of providing information, there is a thin line and the thin line is that society has become sophisticated and will want to receive information.
“If the Attorney-General takes the position that these are matters that I want the public to be aware of, it may be within the context of providing information but if the Attorney-General goes ahead to makes comments alluding that the person is already guilty, in my view that will be a breach of constitution.
“But providing information to the public who want to know that these are what we investigating, I think that receiving information from the right source is better than social media which are sometimes clearly manipulated,” he explained.
There have been concerns particularly from the opposition and Minority Caucus in Parliament about the conduct of the Attorney-General during press conferences on cases being investigated pertaining to former appointees under the Akufo-Addo administration.
The opposition’s argument is that the A-G has in some cases made comment to allude that the suspects, some former appointees of government are guilty of a crime while a case has not yet been filed in court.
The disagreed with this approach by the A-G, describing it as not in accordance with the law.
