The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called for full disclosure of the decision establishing a prima facie case against Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo in line with established precedent.
This disclosure, according to the GBA, is necessary to ensure that the process is conducted in accordance with the principles of transparency and fairness.
The GBA, in a resolution passed at its 2025 mid-year conference held at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra last Saturday, also called for the "immediate revocation of the suspension of the Chief Justice as it considers the suspension to be unconstitutional."
It emphasised that its demand is based on the fact that the President who is not a judge or judicial officer exercised his discretion to suspend the Chief Justice under Article 146(10) of the 1992 Constitution in the absence of a published Constitutional Instrument, Statutory Instrument or Regulation(s) governing the exercise of his said discretion as required by Article 296 of the 1992 Constitution.
Furthermore, the Bar Association condemned what it described as prejudicial and politically motivated commentary surrounding the matter, warning that such statements risk eroding public trust in the judiciary.
“The Association affirms its commitment to safeguarding the sanctity of the judicial process and resolves to take all appropriate legal measures to protect the Judiciary from undue interference or unjustifiable attacks,” the statement added.
