Ghana: Petition for Removal of CJ Setback to Ghana’s Democracy

The Minority in Parliament has described the petition for the removal of the Chief Justice (CJ), Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, as a serious setback to Ghana’s democratic journey.

At a press conference in Parliament yesterday, the Legal Counsel for the Minority Caucus, John Darko, said the attempt to remove the CJ is part of a wider scheme to silence the judiciary and exert political control over the legal system.

He warned that the move threatens to repeat dark episodes in Ghana’s…