The
Chief
of
Defense
Staff,
Major
General
Thomas
Oppong-Peprah
and
the
Military
Secretary
are
expected
to
testify
later
this
week
in
the
ongoing
ambulance
trial.
The
two
military
leaders
will
address
documents
submitted
by
the
prosecution,
which
claim
that
Richard
Jakpa
was
dismissed
from
the
military
in
2007
for
unsatisfactory
performance
and
failure
to
pass
promotional
exams.
Lawyers
for
Richard
Jakpa
believe
these
documents
are
intended
to
undermine
his
client’s
credibility,
as
he
testified
in
his
defence
in
the
criminal
trial
involving
Minority
Leader
Dr.
Cassiel
Ato
Forson.
Consequently,
Richard
Jakpa’s
lawyers
have
served
subpoenas
to
compel
the
attendance
of
the
military
officials.
Dr.
Ato
Forson,
Richard
Jakpa,
and
the
Chief
of
the
Ministry
of
Health
are
standing
trial
for
allegedly
willfully
causing
a
financial
loss
of
€2.37
million
to
the
state,
through
a
contract
to
purchase
200
ambulances
for
the
Ministry
of
Health,
among
other
charges.
The
ambulances,
according
to
court
documents,
are
ordinary
buses
that
are
not
fit
for
purpose
as
they
do
not
have
the
needed
equipment
that
an
ambulance
requires.
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