‘SUSPENSION OF TORKORNOO ISN’T JUST DUE PROCESS, IT’S AN ASSAULT ON THE JUDICIARY AND A POLITICAL MESSAGE’ – Frank Davies
The Director of Legal Affairs for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frank Davies has lashed out at President John Mahama’s decision to constitute a committee to investigate the Chief Justice.
Frank Davies described it as more than a legal process against Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, but a targeted political signal.
Speaking Tuesday night on Joy News’ PM Express, he said while the Constitution permits such a probe, the broader context and political overtones surrounding the move raise serious concerns about interference in the judiciary.
“Well, as a trained lawyer, I would rather have wished that we are not where we are now,” he said.
“Because this, this obviously, is the first in our democratic dispensation that the Chief Justice has had to be suspended on petitions which have been filed against her, ostensibly for her removal.”
To Frank Davies, the action reeks of something deeper. “I see it more as an assault on the judiciary, so to speak.”
Host Evans Mensah asked why, since the process follows Article 146 of the Constitution — a clear legal pathway for dealing with allegations against judges.
The private legal practitioner acknowledged the legality but insisted on the underlying motive.
“I am not saying it’s not due process. Of course, Article 146 is a constitutional stricture. So nobody can say that what is happening is not regulated by the Constitution,” he explained.
NKONKONSA.com
