Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe has issued a warrant for the arrest of the third accused person in the faulty ambulance case, Richard Jakpa.
The Businessman is standing trial together with minority leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson over the €2.37m faulty ambulance purchase.
Richard Jakpa whose company facilitated the purchase of the ambulances opened his defence on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, denying the allegations against him.
But when the case was called on Thursday, Mr Jakpa was not in court and had no legal representation as he had earlier sacked his lawyer over poor representation allegations.
He transmitted a medical excuse duty via WhatsApp to the clerk of the court to account for his absence.
But the judge, Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe did not accept the medical excuse duty as in her view the document presented did not meet the requirements of an excuse duty.
She noted that the document did not include any specifics on the condition for which the medical excuse was granted neither is the doctor known to the court.
She therefore directed for the arrest of the accused as there is no lawyer on record representing him, to facilitate a communication between the court and Richard Jakpa.
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