Tampuli Slams AG’s Decision to Drop Duffour Case as Selective Justice
From ORAL to ‘Clear All Loot’—Tampuli Slams AG Decision
Edem Latsu Nukafu 
The Deputy Ranking Member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Alhassan Sulemana Tampuli, has taken strong exception to the Attorney-General’s (AG) decision to discontinue the prosecution of former Finance Minister Dr Kwabena Duffour and seven others.
The AG dropped the charges on Tuesday, July 22, citing the recovery of 60% of the alleged financial losses incurred during the 2018 financial sector clean-up as meeting the benchmark for reconsidering prosecution.
However, Tampuli described the move as a troubling indication of selective justice, accusing the government of shielding politically connected individuals from accountability.
Speaking on Citi FM’s Eyewitness News, Tampuli remarked:
“We find this very worrying indeed, especially coming from the background where we have Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL). What we are seeing today appears to be something akin to Operation Clear All Loot.”
He questioned the rationale behind the withdrawal of charges when the full recovery of public funds had not been made, and warned that such decisions risk eroding public confidence in the justice system.
According to him, the AG’s dual role as both Attorney-General and Minister for Justice comes with a responsibility to uphold fairness and equality before the law—standards he believes are not being met in this case.
“It is very worrying that a government has come into power, and one of the major things that the AG does is to clear every former appointee who has committed one wrong or the other and has been undergoing prosecution,” he said.
Tampuli went further, stating:
“The AG is not just the AG; he is the Minister of Justice. On this occasion, we are seeing something close to a Minister of Injustice in the work that the AG is doing.”
The charges against Dr Duffour and others stemmed from alleged misconduct linked to the collapse of financial institutions in 2018, which saw billions of cedis spent on restructuring and payments to depositors.
The AG’s office maintains that its actions are grounded in legal standards and the interest of justice, but critics like Tampuli argue that justice must be seen to be done, not merely claimed.
