{"id":1193082,"date":"2022-08-28T19:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T19:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/28\/judges-and-state-institutions-now-vilify-ndc-lawyers-asiedu-nketia\/"},"modified":"2022-08-28T19:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T19:23:21","slug":"judges-and-state-institutions-now-vilify-ndc-lawyers-asiedu-nketia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/28\/judges-and-state-institutions-now-vilify-ndc-lawyers-asiedu-nketia\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges and state institutions now vilify NDC lawyers \u2013 Asiedu Nketia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20201116_094249-1-Copy-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"Johnson Asiedu Nketia\" title=\"Johnson Asiedu Nketia\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnson Asiedu Nketia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1332910867&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has expressed concern about the ill-treatment given to lawyers who are perceived to be members of the NDC.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, certain state institutions deliberately black-list \u2018NDC lawyers\u2019, while some judges also prejudge cases involving NDC attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>The NDC\u2019s chief scribe described the situation as worrying, when he addressed a gathering of NDC lawyers at the party\u2019s Lawyers\u2019 Conference on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, he noted that this does not augur well for the country\u2019s democracy.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce you identify with NDC, you\u2019re denied any opportunity to participate in state business. No state organisation will feel comfortable assigning you legal business to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwe are aware of the intimidation you suffer in your profession [with] the leaders of your profession and the Judiciary. I\u2019m told that if you appear before certain judges, they prejudge your case because you\u2019re not with a certain group,\u201d Mr Nketia lamented.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jpkE4ZAwGdk\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PAUL and SILAS Week 3 Episode 1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jpkE4ZAwGdk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnson Asiedu Nketia The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has expressed concern about the ill-treatment given to lawyers who are perceived to be members of the NDC. According to him, certain state institutions deliberately black-list \u2018NDC lawyers\u2019, while some judges also prejudge cases involving NDC attorneys. 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