The Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edudzi Tamakloe, has welcomed the injunction application filed by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing it as “quite refreshing.”
Justice Torkornoo, who was suspended by President John Mahama under Article 146 of the Constitution following a petition for her removal from office, has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking to bar Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Asiedu from participating in the inquiry.
The move follows allegations that the two justices met privately with a lawyer connected to the ongoing case.
The application was filed on her behalf by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Wednesday, May 21, Edudzi Tamakloe called the legal challenge “an interesting one,” especially in light of the specific reliefs being sought and the injunction request.
“This application by Her Ladyship herself to restrain the committee from performing its constitutional task comes to me as quite an interesting one, giving the reliefs, and also looking at the injunction application,” he noted.
Tamakloe stressed the importance of fairness and due process in the proceedings, adding that the Chief Justice herself now stands to experience the justice system she once oversaw.
“I’m happy that the suspended Chief Justice is going to have the benefit of how the justice system works. Just like any one of us, her leadership may need the benefits of the very justice she, together with others, over the years, delivered to people.”
“It is my hope and belief that she will be given all the opportunities required under our constitution as a citizen of this country. I think it’s quite refreshing,” he concluded.
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