Former Attorney General Nii Ayikoi Otoo has stated President John Mahama has injured his reputation by granting remission to the Montie three.
The President in a statement Monday granted remission to the three individuals who were given a four-month jail term by the Supreme Court for contempt.
“President John Dramani Mahama has, in consultation with the Council of State and in exercise of his constitutional powers under Article 72 of the Constitution, remitted the remaining prison sentence imposed on Salifu Maase, Alistair Nelson and Ako Gunn,†portions of the statement said, further reminding "Ghanaians of the need to respect the institutions of State and [to] exercise [their] freedom of speech responsibly [being] mindful of the need to preserve peace and national unity".
Speaking to Starr FM on Tuesday, the former Attorney General said there was no need for the caution in the statement because if the president really wanted to caution people, he should have allowed the convicts to serve their sentence.
“If the President wants to be seen as an NDC President, he should go ahead and do that. Those words that they have added to the statement about him cautioning people, they shouldn’t have added that. If he wanted to caution people, he should have allowed them to serve their sentence,†he stated inÂ
 According to him, the contemnors and their supporters were sure the President was going to pardon them from the on start.
“It is very clear that these are NDC operatives and they were sure that the President would do that (pardon them). Consulting the Council of State made no difference", he stated.