The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) famous it worrying that people describe judges particularly the Supreme Court justices as partisan, a former President of the GBA, Mr Anthony Forson, has said.
Asked whether or not or now no longer the GBA gets concerned over the characterization of the justices of the apex court docket as partisan particularly even as almost all the applications filed thru former President John Dramani withinside the direction of the 2020 election petition being attentive to have been dismissed, he spoke back that “It can be very worrying because of the reality if application is placed in advance than a panel of 28 judges and the application is unmeritorious, it'll probable be 28-0.”
It hurts that the judges are branded political, he stressed.
“Unfortunately, it's far perception, that how come a series of applications have been once more with a similar margin. You will ought to look at the fact and evidence placed in advance than the judges. I comprehend the judges individually, they'll be of unique quality, so it hurts me that they'll be set up that jacket.
“Indeed, the President [Akufo-Addo] himself, in one of the clips even as he modified into interviewed about judges, he said even as people go to the Supreme Court to talk approximately hassle of constitutional propriety and jail propriety, so it's far sad that people must assume that a person professional withinside the felony tips who has risen to that diploma will abandon his law because of the reality a person appointed him. I find it hard to apprehend why some people come to that conclusion. In any case, even as a do not forget is placed in advance than a judge, he each tips this way or that way, there may be no way that we're capable of have a draw. Of direction, the losing birthday party will constantly say that there may be a few aspect untoward happening, the prevailing birthday party will say, I had a more persuasive argument ” he counseled TV3’s Johnnie Hughes on Thursday June 30 whilst speakme on the 40th anniversary of the Martyrs' Day celebration.
Regarding whether or not or now no longer or now not the GBA has lot its voice as far as getting duty bearers to act withinside the interest of america and the people, is concerned, he said the association has constantly been expressing its views on national problems each via press statements or engagements with stakeholders.
Mr Forson in addition stated that the vital hassle the GBA fought for, modified right into a cross lower back to civilian rule.
That, he said, has passed off with severa avenues for people to unique their views now in place.
“Definitely now not,” he spoke back.
He added “I genuinely have had the opportunity to speak on this hassle . the vital hassle which the GBA modified into preventing modified into democracy. Now, all of us who is ruling modified into elected thru us so there may be no fight in that direction.
“The vital hassle which the GBA modified into preventing for modified right into a cross lower back to civilian rule. There such lots of exceptional voices. For example, then it modified into most effective GBC, now we have got were given TV3 and others, we have got were given social media which is also a very string force. So I can't say that the GBA has lot its voice,” he said.
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