Former Attorney General and Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has called for an end to the widespread rhetoric of branding entire governments and political parties as criminals, emphasizing that individual wrongdoing should be separated from political affiliations.
In an open letter, Amidu reflected on the long-standing practice of lumping suspected political criminals with their respective governments and parties, a trend he noted began as far back as February 15, 2001, under the Kufuor administration.
He argued that this approach has done more harm than good to Ghana's governance and legal processes. "Ghana is not a criminal country simply because a few citizens inevitably commit crimes.
In the same vein, the culture of rhetorically tagging whole governments and political parties as criminals that started with the Kufuor government on 15 February 2001 needs to stop," he stated.
