There has been a lot of discussion in Ghana's legal and political circles about Attorney General Dr.
Dominic Ayine's recent decision to drop a number of high-profile cases.
Distinguished attorney Thaddeus Sory has contributed to the discussion by providing a legal viewpoint on the AG's discretionary authority, the nolle prosequi principle, and the ramifications for Ghana's judicial system.
Sory starts out by discussing the core legal principle at issue, nolle prosequi, which gives the AG the power to drop cases at any point prior to a court's final ruling.
