Ghanaian
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sacked three High Court
Judges, indicted for corruption and bribe-taking three years ago. The
sacked judges are Ayisi Addo, Uuter Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh.
The trio were among those implicated by Ghanaian investigative
journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for acts of corruption and bribe-taking
in 2015.The judges were removed from office on the recommendation of the
Judicial Committee instituted by the Chief Justice of the Republic,
Justice Sophia Akuffo pursuant to Article 146(4) of the constitution.
The committee recommended their removal from office after finding them
liable.The spokesperson Director of Communications at the Presidency,
Eugene Arhin, who announced the removal of the justices said in a
statement.“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
has, by a letter dated Thursday, 6thDecember, 2018, removed Mr. Justice
Ayisi Addo, Mr. Justice Uuter Paul Dery and Mr. Justice Mustapha Habib
Logoh from offices as justices of the High Court.”Ghanaian president, Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, sacks 3 judges over corruption
Ghanaian
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sacked three High Court
Judges, indicted for corruption and bribe-taking three years ago. The
sacked judges are Ayisi Addo, Uuter Paul Dery and Mustapha Habib Logoh.
The trio were among those implicated by Ghanaian investigative
journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas for acts of corruption and bribe-taking
in 2015.The judges were removed from office on the recommendation of the
Judicial Committee instituted by the Chief Justice of the Republic,
Justice Sophia Akuffo pursuant to Article 146(4) of the constitution.
The committee recommended their removal from office after finding them
liable.The spokesperson Director of Communications at the Presidency,
Eugene Arhin, who announced the removal of the justices said in a
statement.“The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
has, by a letter dated Thursday, 6thDecember, 2018, removed Mr. Justice
Ayisi Addo, Mr. Justice Uuter Paul Dery and Mr. Justice Mustapha Habib
Logoh from offices as justices of the High Court.”
