Lawyer Ansah-Asare, Former Director, Ghana School of Law, says he is disappointed that Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, the suspended Chief Justice, chose to publicly address the nation about her displeasure about the ongoing investigation into petitions seeking her removal.
On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Justice Araba Torkornoo publicly addressed the nation for the first time since her suspension, outlining reasons for speaking out as proceedings to remove her from office unfold.
The Chief Justice expressed disappointment over how the process is being handled, adding that “every step of the removal process being undertaken against me is being done in a manner that breaks every rule on how justice is delivered in the country.”
She warned that the way the proceedings are being conducted could damage the legal foundations of the country.
However, speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen show, Lawyer Ansah-Asare firmly criticised the Chief Justice for choosing to address her reservations about the probing of the petitions.
He argued that the action of the Chief Justice will make Ghanaians lose confidence in the justice delivery system of the country.
Ansah-Asare stated that if even the Head of the Judiciary does not trust the Justice delivery system of the country, it will be difficult for the ordinary Ghanaian to have confidence in it.
According to him, the suspended Chief Justice should have exhausted all available legal options, rather than addressing the issue in public.
“I’m very disappointed that the Chief Justice chose to publicly address the nation. That is something an ordinary lawyer like myself should do, not someone holding such a high office,” he said.
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