The
Judicial Council has promised not to spare any of the judges and court
officials who have allegedly been implicated in the recent corruption
exposé in the judiciary.
The Council took the decision following
revelations by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, which
captured 34 judges in a video, taking bribes and in some cases, to
influence their judgments.
“The Judicial Council would like to
assure the general public that the outcome of these processes would be
made fully public and no one will be spared appropriate sanctions where
culpability is established.”
This was stated in a statement from the Council and signed by it’s secretary Justice Alex B. Poku-Acheampong.
It
said the Council “fully reckons” that the perception or actuality of
corruption in the Judiciary “undermines confidence in the institution
and cannot be tolerated to continue in any shape or form, hence the need
to act with utmost dispatch.”
Meanwhile, the Chief Justice,
Georgina Theodora Wood has started the process of determining whether
there is a prima facie case against each of the 12 High Court judges and
22 Circuit and Magistrate Court judges implicated.
The Council
has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the matter
following a petition from the investigative body “Tigereyepi.”
The statement added that all the 22 Circuit and Magistrate judges have been suspended effective, Thursday September 10.
“The
Judicial Council has also instituted the necessary investigative
processes to identify, for further disciplinary actions, other court
officials who may have collaborated in these alleged acts of grave
misconduct.” |
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