Member of Parliament for the Madina Constituency, Francis Xavier Sosu has hit hard at the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) over his ‘political judges’ statement.
It will be recalled that the MP made comments that some judges have become political in the line of work and that such judges would be treated as such.
After this, the GBA described Sosu’s statement as “unprofessional, unfortunate, irresponsible and distasteful”.
It also stated that per the 1992 Constitution, judges were not elected into office and for that matter, their tenure of office was not tied to the tenure of the political regime under which judges were appointed.
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In reply to that, Francis Xavier Sosu said,”It is a wonder to know that the Ghana Bar Association still exists in this country following your loud silence on critical matters of national concern which relate to the Bar, Legal Education, Mistreatment of Lawyers, lack of welfare for Lawyers, Human Rights abuses, Press freedom and justice delivery among others in Ghana.”
Francis Xavier Sosu continued that, “I reject the allegation of being unprofessional and responsible and would reiterate that the GBA is rather a monumental failure to our democracy and I take strong exceptions to the Statement of the leadership of the GBA.”
He maintained that the leadership of the GBA have sought to create a false impression by thew misguided release asserting that judges would lose their jobs when the party that appointed them loses power, adding that this rather reflects the leadership’s misunderstanding of the statement he made.
“My statement was clear ‘If you are a political judge, you will be dealt with politically… Judges owe a duty to the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and the laws of Ghana. If a judge allows him or herself to become an agent of a Political party. the tenure of the said judge will run with the political Parties they favour’. This Statement must be the reality of every Ghanaian who believes in rule of Law and fidelity to the Coats of Arm, the 1992 Constitution and the Judicial Oath taken by judges,” he added.
Below is a statement.
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