The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG), have expressed displeasure in the payment of their allowances.
President for the Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) has since appealed to government to pay allowances due to members on time.
Speaking at the opening of the 40th AMJG Annual General Meeting themed “The Quandary of the Judge in the Digital World”, in Accra on Wednesday, Justice Senyo Dzamefe explained that the allowances had become one of the major challenges facing the Association.
He described the fact that judges judges had to fight every year for their legitimate allowances to be paid as unfourtunate.
“We feel disrespected about the way our allowances are paid as if it is a favour being done to us. For so many years, members have not been paid any fuel allowance. It has always been a refund. As usual, we use our own money from our taxed salaries to purchase fuel,” he said.
Justice Senyo Dzamefe cited instances where the leadership of the association in a visit to the finance Ministry had to “fight” for their allowances to be paid.
“As at September 2021, we still have not received any fuel allowance for the year. We are so frustrated. We have incidents of hooligans entering a court in session to snatch an accused standing trial. A stitch in time, they say, saves nine,” he said.
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Commenting on the accommodation, Justice Senyo Dzamefe noted that the Service had lost many bungalows to the Cathedral project though it had acquired 21 townhouses at Cantonment being occupied by 21 judges of the superior courts.
He also lamented the lack of security for judges and the lack of CCTV cameras at the courts.
“We have incidents of hooligans entering a court in session to snatch an accused standing trial. A stitch in time, they say, saves nine. I will also appeal to appealed to the Judiciary to consider changing furniture in courtrooms to make them comfortable and renovate courtrooms in a bad state,” Justice Senyo Dzamefe.
Also speaking at the event, the outgoing President of the Ghana Bar Association, Mr. Tony Forson Junior, asked the judiciary to employ the use of digital technology to enhance the quality of work by the judicial system.
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