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You Were In Ghana When Ken Agyapong Insulted A Judge; What Did You Do? – Chief Justice Asked
A youth activist, Mr Ekow Djan has called out Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah following his action against a comment passed by Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, Dr. Dominic Ayine.
Dr Ayine at a CDD roundtable discussion on ‘Presidential Election Petitions and their Impact on Africa’s Democracy’ reportedly questioned the independence of Ghana’s judiciary.
Dr Ayine said: “I expected the Supreme Court to apply faithfully the rules of procedure to – in terms of adducing evidence – prove the petitioner’s case and so on. What we saw was a Supreme Court that was constantly putting hurdles in the way of the petitioner in terms of adducing evidence to prove the petitioner’s case.
However, the statement did not go down well with the Chief Justice who referred to the General Legal Council for investigation comments made by the former deputy Attorney General.
Reacting to the Chief Justice’s action, Mr Ekow Djan who is also an educationist noted that more damning comments have been passed about judges in this country by other persons yet nothing was heard from the Chief Justice.
“CJ Anim-Yeboah was in Ghana when Kennedy Agyepong sat on a National TV to insult and [allegedly] threatened to kill Judges,” he said.
Adding, “Dr. Ayine speaks at a forum and the CJ goes haywire? Please, the Office of the CJ is a dignified one.”
