Justice Alexander Graham, the Supervising High Court Judge in Bolgatanga, who was in danger of murder and under attack at his home, has escaped and resigned from his position.
This comes one week after he found two people guilty of contempt.
Related: Two persons were found in contempt of court for attempting to sway a judge
Several death threats and an assault at his home led him to decide to leave his job station.
Nevertheless, it is unknown when Judge Alexander Graham will resume hearing cases in Bolgatanga's High Court Two.
Promotion
Among the 10 new justices appointed to the High Court and sworn in in July 2022 was Justice Graham, a Circuit Court judge in Bolgatanga.
He took over the High Court Two, which had been vacant since the absence of a judge for some time.
threats of death
Graphic Online is aware that since beginning his employment at the Supreme Court, he has often received phone calls and texts threatening his life from unidentified individuals.
According to sources at the court, certain unidentified people occasionally phone the Presiding Judge to caution him about some of the cases now ongoing at the High Court.
One of the sources claims that Judge Graham frequently got calls from individuals cautioning him to exercise caution on mining and chieftaincy matters that were now before the court.
According to the source, "once, someone contacted him and threatened to kill him if he did not have a favorable decision in his case, which was on the court's docket.
Nighttime shooting
According to information acquired, there were periodic shootings in the nighttime area outside Justice Graham's home a few weeks ago by unidentified intruders, apparently to terrorize him.
The police patrol team was soon made aware of the situation, and by the time they arrived, the attackers had fled.
On March 13, 2023, at night, a group of people surrounded Justice Graham's home and attacked him by throwing stones at it.
The next morning (Wednesday morning), about 10:30 am, Judge Graham fled the area for safety to Accra.
While several cases were scheduled for hearings on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Justice Graham's absence disappointed the clients and attorneys.
case of contempt
On Friday, March 10, 2023, two people were found guilty by the High Court of seeking to sway the trial judge.
Naab Nyakora Mantii, the Chief of Baare, and Richard Sunday Yinbil were found guilty of contempt after entering guilty pleas.
They were accused of contempt after telling Judge Graham in his chamber that they had been dispatched by a chief in their region to request an invitation to his palace so they could discuss certain mining-related court proceedings.
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