Lawyer for some former and current government functionaries implicated in the Mabey and Johnson bribery scandal has hinted his clients may appeal against the latest ruling on the matter.
It comes after the Court of Appeal yesterday set aside a High Court ruling prohibiting the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) from investigating the matter.
The High Court’s ruling followed an application by Messrs Kwame Peprah, Alhaji Baba Kamara, Alhaji Boniface Abubakar Saddique, Alhaji Amadu Seidu, Brigadier-General Lord Attivor and Dr Ato Quarshie who were alleged to have been compromised during Mabey & Johnson Limited’s operations in Ghana between 1993 and 2006.
The six prayed the court to issue an order of prohibition to prevent CHRAJ from conducting any further hearing into the allegation because its then Commissioner, Justice Francis Emile Short, had made comments they said were prejudicial and predisposed him as a biased arbiter in the case when he appeared on a Metro TV programme.
The High Court upheld their application and slammed the commission from investigating the case.
But the Commission expressed dissatisfaction with the court’s ruling and proceeded to the Court of Appeal for redress.
Counsel for the Human Rights Commission, Thaddeus Sory, told myjoyonline.com Justices Yaw Appau, Sir Dennis Adjei and Justice Quaye unanimously held that Emile Short’s comments to the effect that the alleged crime was said to have occurred outside the country did not in any way establish that there was bribery, more so when he also had indicated that the Commission was awaiting further documents to begin investigation.
But Lead Counsel for the six defendants, Nana Ato Dadzie told Joy News they just may exercise their right to go back to court.
He said they were yet to read the judgement and explore the legal remedies available to them.
Source: Joy News/Ghana
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