The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has renewed its call for a thorough review of the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, emphasizing the potential risks such a decision poses to the integrity of the nation’s judiciary.
This appeal was made during the solemn 43rd commemoration of Martyrs’ Day, an annual event dedicated to honoring the memory of three High Court judges namely Justices Frederick Opoku Sarkodie, Cecilia Koranteng-Addow, and Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong who were tragically abducted and murdered on June 30, 1982.
At the ceremony, Effua Ghartey, President of the Ghana Bar Association, voiced deep concern over the suspension of the Chief Justice, warning that it could establish a dangerous precedent for judicial independence and the rule of law in Ghana.
“The Ghana Bar Association, alongside other local and international legal bodies, has consistently voiced its apprehensions regarding the ongoing process to remove Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office,” Ghartey stated.
She urged the nation to reflect on the significance of Martyrs’ Day, a day that commemorates those who sacrificed their lives defending justice and the rule of law.
“On this day that we meet to honour the memory of the martyrs of the rule of law, let us resolve as a nation to do ourselves proud and humbly walk away from settling scores endlessly, as we are one nation with one destiny,” she added.
President Ghartey stressed the importance of reconciliation and national unity in addressing the current judicial crisis. She assured that the calls for reconsideration of the Chief Justice’s suspension would not be ignored.
“In the spirit of reconciliation, all the various calls made for a reconsideration of the suspension of the Chief Justice in the circumstances, as it sets a poor precedent, will not go unheeded. We yearn for peace and strive for peace,” she affirmed.
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