Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has described as unconstitutional the legal action taken by suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to halt proceedings regarding her potential removal from office.
Justice Torkornoo, suspended by President John Dramani Mahama under Article 146 of the Constitution following three separate petitions for her removal, has filed an application at the Supreme Court.
The application seeks to bar Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Asiedu from participating in the inquiry into the petitions, alleging that they held private meetings with a lawyer involved in the matter.
In addition, she is requesting an interlocutory injunction against the presidential committee established to investigate the petitions.
The application was filed on her behalf by former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame.
Mr. Ansa-Asare criticized the move, warning that it threatens the integrity of Ghana’s constitutional framework.
Speaking to Joy News on Wednesday, May 21, he stated, “This is a very worrying unfolding story that the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo will seek to stop the constitutional process. Any application to stop the process will itself be unconstitutional.”
He emphasized that President Mahama has acted in accordance with the Constitution and argued that the process should not be interrupted.
“The President has not violated any of the chronological stages in the process. Therefore, it will be a very difficult task for anyone to halt it. It will be a very difficult task for anyone to seek to halt the process.
“What the lawyers are doing at the moment and what the Chief Justice herself has done is to bark but cannot bite; they are merely barking,” he said.
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