Tag Archives: justice

6 SHS students rape 15-year-old first-year student: Victim’s mother appeals for justice

The mother of a 15-year-old Form One student of Bechem Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) who was allegedly gang-raped by six final-year students of the school have appealed to the Police to be expeditious in their investigations for justice to prevail. The Police at Bechem in the Tano South Municipality …

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Justice can’t be administered by persons of depraved morality – Supreme Court Judge

Supreme Court Judge, Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, says a person of depraved morality cannot be given the opportunity to administer justice in the country. This, he explained is because of the person’s element of impartiality and the need to engender the confidence of the people receiving the verdict. “A dishonest …

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Chief Justice Declares Monday To Friday As ADR Week in Ghana

  For the current Legal Year Term, Monday, November 13, to Friday, November 17, 2023, has been officially designated as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Week by Chief Justice Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo. The objective behind ADR Week is to provide an opportunity for the ADR Directorate of the …

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New judge must Handle Cecilia Dapaah’s Case-OSP Petitions Chief Justice

The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) has appealed to Chief Justice to bring in a new judge to probe Cecilia Dapaah’s corruption case. The case which is currently in the hands of Justice Edward Twum, who recently instructed the OSP to release cash seized from the residence of the former …

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Inusah Fuseini, Justice Sai storm Accra regional police head office over arrest of protesters

The former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, and renowned legal practitioner Justice Srem-Sai have been spotted at the Accra Regional Police Command, where protesters who were arrested for participating in the #OccupyJulorBiHouse demonstration were transported to. A group calling itself Democracy Hub, in the early hours of …

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Ken Agyapong breaks silence on why Justice Annan was fired

Owner of Ken City Media and Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has finally disclosed the reasons for sacking Justice Kwaku Annan, a former political talk show host on Net2 TV. The incident took place last year and Annan continually stated his side of the story even as his …

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Removal of Gyakye Quayson: Supreme Court erred big time – Former justice

A former Justice of the Former Appeal Court, Justice Isaac Douse, has criticised the judgement of the Supreme Court that led to the removal of the former Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson from the house. According to him, the justices who presided over the case made a serious mistake by …

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Justice Dotse sheds tears as he retires from the bench

The acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice Jones Victor Dotse, would be retiring from the court on Thursday, June 8, 2023, when he turns 70. A valedictory ceremony was held to honour the outgoing Supreme Court Justice at the premises of the court in Accra on …

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LIVESTREAMING: Vetting of Chief Justice nominee, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo

The Appointment Committee of Parliament is grilling Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, the nominee for Chief Justice, in a crucial vetting process, today, Friday, May 26, 2023. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo put forward Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s name for the esteemed position in April 2023. The President’s nomination aimed to …

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Lawyer Kwasi Afrifa tackles Justice Amegatcher at the Supreme Court

Kumasi-based Private Legal Practitioner, Kwasi Afrifa Esq., has filed a writ at the Supreme Court against Justice Nene Ofoe Amegatcher’s insistence to sit at the General Legal Council (GLC) proceedings in the face of his retirement last February. The writ, filed on March 30, 2023, was duly served on Justice …

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