6 d. ago CJ Torkornoo to ECOWAS Court: My right to fair hearing breached, order Ghana to stop violation

Chief Justice of the Republic, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has filed two applications at the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Court of West Africa States (ECOWAS) for the enforcement of her human rights over what she says is a blatant disregard to her right for a fair hearing guaranteed by both the Ghana’s 1992 constitution and the 1991 protocol of the Community Court of Justice.

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7 d. ago Suspended CJ sues Ghana at ECOWAS Court over alleged Human Rights abuse

The Deputy Attorney General, Dr Justice Srem Sai, has confirmed that suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has filed a case against the Republic of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria.

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2 w. ago CJ suspension: AG moves to strike out Torkornoo’s judicial review application

The Attorney-General has filed a motion at the High Court's Human Rights Division seeking to strike out suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo's application for judicial review.

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2 w. ago Livestream: Newsfile discusses CJ probe, EC heads removal talks, BoG staff termination

This Saturday on Newsfile, host Samson Lardy Anyenini and his panelists are discussing the unfolding removal process of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, including her recent press conference where she accused the inquiry committee of procedural breaches and announced applications for judicial review to declare the proceedings void. Also this week, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress […]

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2 w. ago Playback: Newsfile discussed CJ probe, EC heads removal talks

This Saturday on Newsfile, host Samson Lardy Anyenini and his panelists are discussing the unfolding removal process of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, including her recent press conference where she accused the inquiry committee of procedural breaches and announced applications for judicial review to declare the proceedings void. Also this week, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress […]

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2 w. ago This Saturday on Newsfile: CJ probe, EC heads removal talks, BoG staff termination

This Saturday on Newsfile, host Samson Lardy Anyenini and his panelists are discussing the unfolding removal process of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, including her recent press conference where she accused the inquiry committee of procedural breaches and announced applications for judicial review to declare the proceedings void.

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2 w. ago ‘The entire EC leadership must go; they are not fit for purpose’ – Asiedu Nketia

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has launched a scathing attack on the Electoral Commission (EC), declaring its entire leadership unfit for purpose and calling for their removal.

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2 w. ago Torkornoo files for judicial review to declare removal proceedings void

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo says she has instructed her lawyers to file an application for judicial review at the High Court, seeking to declare the ongoing proceedings for her removal from office as unlawful and void.

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2 w. ago Torkornoo questions credibility of petitions, cites unregistered group behind complaint

Suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, has raised serious doubts about the legitimacy of the petitions filed against her, revealing that one was submitted by a group calling itself “Shinning Stars,” which, according to official checks, is not registered in Ghana. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, 25 June, Justice Torkornoo […]

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2 w. ago My resignation will be an admission that this flawed process is acceptable – Suspended CJ Torkornoo

Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has declared she would not resign from office, framing her removal process as unconstitutional and politically motivated.

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2 w. ago Livestream: Gertrude Torkornoo addresses the nation amid suspension

Suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, is set to address the nation. Justice Torkornoo’s address will focus on her suspension and the petitions filed by some Ghanaians seeking her removal. Her address will take place at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra. Her address comes on the back of the Supreme Court’s […]

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2 w. ago Playback: Gertrude Torkornoo addressed the nation amid suspension

Suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, addressed the nation today. Justice Torkornoo’s address focused on her suspension and the petitions filed by some Ghanaians seeking her removal. Her address took place at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra. It came on the back of the Supreme Court’s dismissal of her supplementary affidavit.

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