The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has asked the Chief Justice His Lordship Justice Anin-Yeboah his petition he filed against Bolgatanga East MP, Dr. Dominic Ayine before the General Legal Council (GLC).
At a press conference addressed by the party’s General Secretary Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the party said the decision by the CJ to drag the former Deputy Attorney General before the GLC amounts to intimidation and freedom of speech and expression.
The chief scribe of the NDC stated that the umbrella family would not be cowed by anyone and they will freely heir their mind.
“…Even as the action taken against Dr Ayine is unjustified, it is but a symptom of a larger problem. It is no coincidence that virtually all the lawyers who have been reported to the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council by the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, in recent times are aligned to the NDC.
“What is the Chief Justice’s personal interest in the punishment of NDC affiliated lawyers that he is so keen to initiate unwarranted actions against them?” he quizzed.
The CJ has dragged Dr. Ayine before the GLC.
The petition addressed to the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council, accused Dr. Ayine of stating that “the Supreme Court’s failure to apply the rules of procedures as well as the consistent and continuous dismissal of the petitioners’ applications or reliefs were the basis of his assertion”.
But the NDC says he only expressed an opinion and should not have been dragged before the GLC.
”We wish to reiterate the fact that the invitation of Dr Ayine to appear before the General Legal Council is yet another attempt by the Chief Justice to intimidate and suppress views that are at variance with his views.
“Even if the Chief Justice disagrees with Dr Ayine’s views or deems same as erroneous, the statements made were decorous expressions of opinion about a judgement delivered by the Supreme Court and do not warrant professional discipline,” Mr Nketiah said.
“If these actions by the Chief Justice are intended to browbeat the NDC and its members and prevent us from stating our views on the performance of the Judiciary, we hereby state categorically that they will not succeed! We will not be intimidated. We, as a party, will continue to defend the cause of freedom and of right in this country.
“We did not strive to put in place the building blocks of a sustainable democracy only to allow judicial tyranny to rear its head. And, we will never be intimidated by partisan occupants of state institutions, no matter the cost,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
