By Joyce Danso
Accra, March 27, GNA - An individual has brought forth a case before the Supreme Court regarding the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.
The petition submitted by Godfred Yeboah Dame, who previously served as Attorney General, on behalf of Vincent Ekow Assifuah, against the current Attorney General, seeks the following remedies.
Mr. Assifuah, who serves as both the plaintiff and the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, is aiming to obtain an accurate interpretation of specific articles within the Constitution: namely Articles 146(1), (2), (4), (6), and (7); Article 23; Article 57(3); and Article 296.
The statement indicated that the President had the obligation to inform the Chief Justice regarding a petition concerning her dismissal, and must acquire her remarks and reactions to this petition prior to submitting it to the Council of State for their input.
The plaintiff is additionally requesting an accurate and appropriate interpretation of Articles 146 (1), (2), (4), (6), and (7), as well as Articles 23 and 296 of the Constitution.
"A president's failure to inform the Chief Justice and secure their input regarding a petition for removing the Chief Justice prior to engaging the Council of State in consultations constitutes an unauthorized intervention into judicial independence as outlined in Articles 127(1) and (2) of the Constitution," stated the writ.
This action also infringed upon the basic right to a fair trial as outlined in Articles 23 and 296, rendering the procedures established by the President for removing the Chief Justice invalid, meaningless, and without legal force.
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