Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo has dragged the Republic of Ghana before the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja, Nigeria.
This was disclosed by Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice Srem Sai in a Facebook post.Madam Torkornoo, in her case before the court, is claiming human rights violations.
She had filed similar cases at the Supreme and High Courts on similar grounds regarding her removal process.
The suspended Chief Justice in case before the ECOWAS court insists that she “has effectively been removed from her official capacity without a final determination, impairing her right to function and serve in a position she was constitutionally appointed to.”
The post by Justice Sai read “I can confirm that the Chief Justice – Her Ladyship, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo – has filed another court case – this time, at the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja, Nigeria, against the Republic.
In the case, which was filed on July 4, Her Ladyship repeated the same allegations of human rights violations which are currently pending determination before our Supreme Court and, also, before our High Court in respect of the ongoing removal processes.
Essentially, Her Ladyship argues that by her suspension, she “has effectively been removed from her official capacity without a final determination, impairing her right to function and serve in a position she was constitutionally appointed to.”
Da yie.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
