AG’s Department responds to allegations of withdrawing politicians cases

April 8, 2022 at 10:47 AM

The Attorney General’s (AG) Department has refuted allegations pertaining to the withdrawal of indictments related to politically exposed persons. 

Issuing a statement, the AG’s Department said the statutory power of the AG has been exercised subject to extreme scrutiny and consideration, and this department rejects all other aspersions of any other extraneous considerations. 

The department further said only one indictment, pertaining to a politically exposed person has been withdrawn during the tenure of the incumbent Attorney General. 

The AG’s department categorically denied that any other indictments, pertaining to politically exposed persons have been withdrawn during the tenure of the current AG, and also rejected all other reports to the contrary. (NewsWire)