A member of the committee that probed sacked Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, has made a damning allegation against Mr. Ayikoi Otoo, the lawyer that represented Madam Torkornoo.
The former Auditor-General claimed that Madam Torkornoo and her lawyer submitted fake evidence before the committee established to probe the petitions for the removal of his client (This phrasing seems confusing as it implies Madam Torkornoo was Mr. Domelevo’s client, but the context suggests she was the subject of the probe).
Speaking in an interview with Kweku Sintim Misa (KSM), Mr. Domelevo described as “interesting” Mr. Otoo’s recent criticisms of the committee and his claims of procedural breaches.
Mr. Ayikoi Otoo had accused the committee of acting unfairly.
He also accused them of relying on questionable documents in its findings.
But reacting to this, Mr. Domelevo stated that “Mr Otoo’s attack on me, I find it very interesting. He said he provided all the evidence to me, and that I sat there and didn’t take it. But I want to put it on record that he provided us with fake evidence’’.
He further claimed that one of the documents in question was purportedly signed by the Judicial Secretary, claiming to appoint the Chief Justice, a procedure he said was irregular and raised serious concerns about its authenticity.
He also complained over what he described as delay in the prosecution of cases.
“A lot of work is going on, but am I satisfied? No. I can’t see the end of the tunnel, not to talk of the light at the end of the tunnel. The procedure currently being used is very slow. Nine months is not small. Before we realise, we’ll be done with the quarter,” he said.
“It begs one question: were they prepared before coming to office? Because when I look at the quantum of money we should recover and the snail speed at which we are moving, I wonder when we are going to get there,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
