Prominent private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu, has backed the Attorney-General's decision to enter a nolle prosequi in the high-profile criminal case involving former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffuor and seven others over the collapse of uniBank.

The discontinuation of the trial, formally known as The Republic v.

Kwabena Duffuor & 7 Others (CR/0248/2020), was announced on Tuesday, 22 July, by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai.

According to the Attorney-General's Office, the decision was informed by the successful recovery of significant public funds, rendering further prosecution both costly and unnecessary.