justice

It’s unfortunate your son had to sacrifice his life for us to reform criminal justice system – Attorney-General tells Major Mahama’s mum

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[ad_1] Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has said government is putting in measures to eliminate delays in criminal prosecutions in order to expedite delivery of justice. Responding to the family of slain soldier Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who paid a courtesy call on him following the judgement on the case, Mr Yeboah … Read more

Transparency International blames Ghana’s poor CPI performance on deteriorating justice system

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[ad_1] Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkonoo is Ghana’s Chief Justice The Transparency International (TI) has attributed Ghana’s four-year stagnation on the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) to the country’s deteriorating justice system which is adversely affecting accountability from public officials. The TI says the decline in Ghana’s Rule of Law Index per the World Justice Project has … Read more

NPP flag bearer race: MoU signed by aspirants ‘not good enough to deter anyone’ – Justice Abdulai

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[ad_1] A law lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Justice Abdulai, has said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the four flag bearer aspirants of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is “not good enough to deter anyone” from undertaking any post-election decision. The NPP Council of Elders Thursday, November 2, 2023, … Read more

Mistrust in judiciary a constitutional problem – Justice Atuguba

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[ad_1] Justice William Atuguba is former Justice of the Supreme Court A former Supreme Court justice, William Atuguba, has averred that the decline of the public’s trust in the judiciary is seeing ascendancy due to the mistrust orchestrated in the system by the constitution. According to him, even though the judiciary is supposed to be … Read more

Justice Atuguba calls for change in composition of Judicial Council; says mistrust in judiciary a constitutional problem

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[ad_1] Latest in the avalanche of criticisms from former Supreme Court Justice, William Atuguba, on Ghana’s judiciary is the composition of the Judicial Council which he says must be completely detached from the Executive. The former Justice has questioned the independence of the Judiciary following the appointment of judges which the constitution allows the Executive … Read more

Dormaahene transferred as High Court judge ‘for talking too much’ – Justice Atuguba

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[ad_1] Justice William Atuguba’s speech at the public lecture organised by the Solidaire Ghana and the University of Ghana on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, couldn’t have ended without a bite on the transfer of one of the vociferous judges in the country. Osaagyefo Oseadeɛyɔ Agyeman Badu II, who is also the paramount chief of the … Read more

OSP’s request to recuse Justice Twum from Cecilia Dapaah’s case turned down

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[ad_1] The Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) request for the Chief Justice to recuse Justice Edward Twum from the Cecilia Dapaah case has been turned down. The OSP’s petition to Justice Gertrude Torkornoo said the Justice Twum objectivity on the matter was compromised and since he had shown biases against the OSP and wanted … Read more

‘Political corruption has corrupted governance institutions’ – Justice Atuguba

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[ad_1] Justice William Atuguba, a former Justice of the Supreme Court says political corruption has corrupted Ghana’s governance institutions. He believes the loss of hope in the Judiciary is the cause of many youth across the country and continent giving their support for coup d’etats. This, he says is a development that needs a critical … Read more

Tinubu does not need to reintroduce himself. You and Atiku risk being brought to justice for ceaseless contemptuous conduct

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[ad_1] The All Progressives Congress has reacted to Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023 election, Peter Obi’s call for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reveal “who he really is” to Nigerians, following the certificate forgery allegation against him.    Obi had also said that Nigerians deserve to know Tinubu’s true name and everything relating to … Read more