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Former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine has been hauled before the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council for allegedly questioning the independence of Ghana’s Judiciary.
According to the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo the Chief Justice finds Ayine’s alleged “disparaging comments unacceptable” and has therefore directed the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee to set an investigation into the matter.
A copy of a letter dated 25th May 2021 and addressed to the Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Legal Council cited a similar offense during the election petition hearing where Ayine was forgiven and warned against scandalizing the courts and undermining the administration of justice in the country.
Muntaka flip-flops on accusation against judiciary
The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Asawase Constituency, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has eaten back his words that a Supreme Court judge attempted to bribe a female minority legislator to vote for Prof Aaron Michael Oquaye for the Speakership position.
He has also retracted and apologised, calling on the public to let sleeping dogs lie.
According to him, he had reflected deeply and consulted broadly on the aftermath of the disclosure he made during an interview broadcast by Joy News TV on January 10, 2021.
The vociferous Asawase MP, who is the Minority Chief Whip, signed a statement issued last Saturday in which he admitted that, because he did not specifically name any judge in his allegation, that may have had the effect of scandalising the judiciary in its entirety, and as such, “this unintended consequence is deeply regretted.”
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US-based Ghanaian Professor, Kwaku Asare, has said that the apology rendered by Asawase Member of Parliament for his bribery allegation against a justice of the Supreme Court, should not obstruct the judicial inquiry into the matter.
He said the allegation, if true, is serious enough to warrant some consequences. And equally, if it is false and had no basis, is serious enough to warrant some consequences.
Muntaka has apologised for the bribery accusation he made against a justice of the Supreme Court after the elections of a speaker for the 8th Parliament.
Portions of his apology read “Based upon good counsel, I have also decided to let sleeping dogs lie and will consequently refrain from any further public commentary on the matter which, as I have indicated was originally reported to me by a female colleague Parliamentarian.” Commenting on this in a Facebook post, Professor Asare said “I read somewhere that Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the honourable MP for Asawasi has ret