President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed the petition brought against the Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah for his removal from office because of $5 million bribery allegations levelled against the latter.
The petition was brought against the Chief Justice by the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA).
They were demanding the removal of Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah from office because of bribery allegations levelled against him.
The President in the letter said there was no basis for the petition for the removal of the Chief Justice because of a $5 million dollar bribe he was alleged to have received.
“The petition is dismissed accordingly,” the president added in the letter.
President Akufo-Addo said the petition was based on “third hand and fourth hand hearsay”.
“The petition is devoid of any basis warranting the setting up of a committee under Article 146 (6) to undertake the very serious business of removing a Chief Justice from office.”
A private legal practitioner, lawyer Akwasi Afrifa while responding to a petition filed against him at the General Legal Council alleged that a former client he was representing at the Supreme Court told him that the Chief Justice had demanded a US$5 million bribe from him to allegedly influence a court case in his favour.
The CJ denied the allegations and subsequently directed that a formal complaint be made to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service for investigations and the necessary action taken in the matter.
But ASEPA wrote to the presidency to have the CJ probed.
By: Rainbowradioonlune.com