Tag: Due process

Concerns over free speech have resurfaced following this dawn's arrest of Sir-Obama, editor of Pokuase Mail, in circumstances yet to be fully clarified.  Legal expert and Democracy and Development Fellow ...

The ongoing controversy surrounding the suspension and potential removal of embattled Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has triggered mounting public scrutiny and intensified conversations about judicial independence in Ghana.  Leading policy ...

Lawyer and media personality Richard Dela Sky has raised serious concerns over the unfolding proceedings against Ghana’s Chief Justice. He warned that the very foundation of judicial independence is at ...

Senior Presidential Advisor Joyce Bawah Mogtari has rebuked former Vice President Dr Bawumia over his recent criticism of the arrest of the NPP’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Bosiako, accusing ...

Two well-known voices from the legal and civic communities have clashed as the controversy surrounding the legal and moral handling of Ghana's suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, removal proceedings ...

The Movement for Change (MFC) has issued a strong statement in response to the recent suspension of the Chief Justice of Ghana, affirming its support for the constitutional processes that ...

Political parties, professional associations, and civil society have all offered differing interpretations of the President's power and the constitutional process in the wake of the Chief Justice's suspension, which has ...

In a democracy, public scrutiny—especially of public officeholders—is not a nuisance; it is the very oxygen that sustains accountability. For Oliver Barker-Vormawor, lawyer and political activist, this principle is non-negotiable. ...

The Minority Caucus on the Parliamentary Health Committee has decried what it terms the “unlawful, emotionally charged, and authoritarian” dismissal of Dr. Adam Atiku, the Chief Executive Officer of the ...

In Ghana’s ever-evolving democratic journey, one thing remains clear: due process is non-negotiable. At the heart of this process lies audi alteram partem—“hear the other side.”  Accordingly, legal scholar and ...