The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) is demanding that Asawase legislator, Muntaka Mubarak prove his claims that a justice of the Supreme Court attempted to bribe a female lawmaker of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during the election of a speaker for the 8th parliament.
The GBA in a statement said it finds the allegation offensive and distasteful because it can incite hatred among the public with regards to the Judges and also expose them to ridicule.
“The Bar has read and viewed with great concern, accusations made in the media in recent times with respect to the judiciary. The Bar finds the allegations offensive and distasteful. They incite hatred among the public with regards to the Judges, expose them to ridicule and put them into disrepute. Such allegations with respect to the Judiciary undermine the integrity of and erode public confidence in the justice delivery process and may results in lawlessness,” the statement read.
It continued: “On Sunday 10th January 2021, the Member of Parliament for Asawase, Honoruable Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, made an allegation of bribery concerning and touching a Supreme Court judge relative to the election of the Speaker of Parliament. The BGBA finds the comments totally unacceptable and hereby calls on the Honorable Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka to substantiate the allegation or retract same and apologize to the Justices of the Supreme Court in particular and the Judiciary in general.
“The GBA wishes to state that even though the 1992 constitution guarantees the freedom of speech, that freedom should be exercise with circumspection and should not be used to incite hatred or to subject the Judiciary to ridicule and contempt.”
Source: Ghanafeed.com
