Supreme Court dismisses AG’s bid to remove committee members from CJ removal suit

The Supreme Court has dismissed an objection from the Attorney General. This objection sought to exclude Justice Scott Pwamang, Justice Adibu-Asiedu, and other committee members. They are investigating petitions for the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo.

Chief Justice Torkonoo is currently suspended. She is challenging the removal committee's proceedings with an injunction application. This application is before the Supreme Court.

Torkonoo filed her request alongside her husband. She wants to stop the committee’s work until the court rules on her case.

In her suit, she seeks three main reliefs. First, she wants to waive her right to a private hearing. Second, she wants the committee's initial determination declared unconstitutional. Third, she seeks to restrain committee members from continuing their inquiry.

Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem-Sai raised a preliminary objection. He argued that the committee members were not named in the writ as defendants.

Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame opposed this objection. He stated that legal proceedings focus on whether reliefs target specific parties.

Dame maintained that the suit clearly targets the committee members and their roles.

A five-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dame’s argument. Acting Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie presided over this panel.

The ruling means that committee members will remain part of the case. The court will continue considering Chief Justice Torkonoo’s claims.

This ruling marks a significant step in Ghana's ongoing legal battle over its Chief Justice's potential removal. The situation has attracted nationwide attention.