Committee Reviews Evidence in Petition Against Chief Justice
The Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has disclosed that it received extensive evidence in the first petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. Committee Chairman Gabriel Scott Pwamang revealed that petitioner Daniel Ofori presented his case through 13 witnesses, while the suspended Chief Justice mounted her defence with 12 witnesses, including expert testimony. He confirmed that the Chief Justice personally testified and was cross-examined during the proceedings. According to Pwamang, both sides were represented by four lawyers each, and nearly 10,000 pages of documentary exhibits were reviewed. The hearings, held in camera, followed constitutional provisions but were not conducted in secrecy. Proceedings on the second petition against the Chief Justice have been adjourned after a joint request from both parties. The Committee, which is examining three petitions submitted to President John Mahama in March, granted […]
