Suspension Of 7 Judges Not Enough; Take Criminal Action Against Them - Lawyer Amaliba
Private Legal Practitioner Abraham Amaliba says the suspension of seven (7) out of the 12 High Court Judges who were implicated in the judicial corruption scandal should not be the only punitive measures carried out against the judges.
He emphasized that the suspension is not enough as the case of the beleaguered judges goes beyond the usual disciplinary and administrative measures for misconduct as public servants.
Seven out of the 12 high court judges who were implicated in the judicial corruption scandal have been suspended.
The suspension, ordered by Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, “acting in his capacity as President” in the absence of President John Mahama, took effect from last Friday, October 2.
According to a statement issued by the Judicial Secretary in Accra, Mr Alex B. Poku-Acheampong, the suspension followed the establishment of a prima facie case of misbehaviour against them by the Chief Justice (CJ).
But Lawyer Amaliba commenting on this on Okay Fm’s Ade Akye Abia Morning Show, said criminal action should be taken against the suspended High Court Judges as similar would have been carried out against other mere public servants.
“These are all disciplinary and administrative measures; that is in the right direction but many are saying that after the suspension, criminal actions should be taken against those judges who have been found culpable. If they were just mere public servants who have misconducted themselves, the police would have picked them”, he charged.
He prayed the security agencies and the Attorney General will go the full hog in the judicial corruption scandal to ensure that the country's laws work to perfection; stressing “it doesn’t matter who you are (the law must work)”.
Lawyer Abraham Amaliba who is also contesting for the ruling NDC Parliamentary primaries in the Bolga Central Constituency says the ace undercover journalist’s exposé does not surprise him as the likes of him, Larry Bimi, Raymond Atuguba and David Annan had talked of the existence of rot in the judiciary in 2011.
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