‘I Do Not Accept Bribes, Gifts’
Anyone who may want to bribe or influence the decision of Justice Gifty Dekyem will have to think again.
The High Court judge in the Eastern Regional capital, Koforidua in a strong-worded notice...
Tag: Legal professions
Watch Out, Fake Lawyers Are In Town
The Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) is asking the public to look out for tricksters parading as lawyers in society. Mr McDave E Kujo’s warning comes in the wake of...
Wigs, Gowns Et Al Killing Lawyers and Judges Slowly
Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Professor Raymond Atuguba says it is absurd for judges and lawyers in Ghana to continue wearing collars, bibs, wigs, and gowns as dress...
Establish Corruption Courts To Help Martin Amidu
Member of Parliament for Offinso South in the Ashanti Region, Ben Abdallah Banda, has suggested the establishment of a special court to help expedite prosecution of corruption cases in the country....
Don’t Go Into Exile Because I’m Now SP – Martin Amidu
The Special prosecutor (SP), Martin Amidu, has said there is no need for any citizen to go into exile as some are alleged to have done because of his new position. He urged Ghanaians not to fear his...
Rawlings Had More Integrity Than Me – Amidu
Martin Amidu has admitted that even though he is a man of proven integrity, former President JJ Rawlings had more integrity than him, when he served as head of state of the country. Responding to...
I Rejected An Offer To Be A Supreme Court Judge – Martin Amidu
Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has revealed he rejected an offer to serve as a Supreme Court judge in 1999. He said he was persuaded by a number of people including...
I’ve Turned Down Anti-Corruption Awards, I Don’t Need Them – Martin Amidu
Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, says his work as an anti-corruption campaigner has never been about himself but rather the need to protect Ghana’s interest. The former Attorney-General...
I Rejected An Offer To Be A Supreme Court Judge
Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has revealed he rejected an offer to serve as a Supreme Court judge in1999. He said he was persuaded by a number of people including...
I Don’t Work For Awards – Amidu
The special prosecutor nominee Martin Amidu has called on Ghanaians, especially those in public positions, to work selflessly and not for personal aggrandizement. According to him, he has shied away...
Rawlings Reduced Corruption In Ghana
The Special Prosecutor nominee Martin A. B.K Amidu has paid a glowing tribute to former President Jerry John Rawlings for reducing corruption to the barest minimum during his tenure. Addressing the...
Martin Amidu: I Want To Stop Leakages and Corruption
The Special Prosecutor nominee Martin A. B.K Amidu has stated that he accepted the President’s offer because he wants to stop the leakages and corruption that has bedevilled the country since...
Revoke Amidu’s Nomination Over Age
US based legal practitioner and accounting Professor, Kwaku Asare popularly known as Kwaku Azar has stated that the country must abide by the constitutional requirement on the age of retirement and...
Lawyer Francis-Xavier Disses “lawless General Legal Council & Its Dummy Gods”
Suspended legal practitioner, Francis Xavier Sosu, has descended heavily on Ghana’s General Legal Council, describing the body as one of the lawless institutions in the country that has been...
Stage Set For Prosecution of Ex Corrupt Officials As Parliament Okays Special Prosecutor Bill
The much-awaited bill that will see the establishment of an independent special prosecutor to spearhead the prosecution of public and political officials engaged in corrupt practices has been passed...
Pathologist ‘snubs’ Court Over Post-Mortem Report of JB Danquah
A pathologist has ‘refused’ an order of an Accra Magistrate to release a post-mortem report on the former member of parliament for Abuakwa North, J. B. Danquah-Adu, who was murdered last year at...
Special Prosecutor Could Be Politically Bias If…
Civil society groups in Ghana have raised red flag over the country’s Special Prosecutor bill, arguing the political independence of the prosecutor to be appointed could be threatened if the mode...
Another Lawyer Suspended By General Legal Council
The General Legal Council (GLC) has slapped a four-year suspension on lawyer Kwasi Afrifa for professional infractions. Announcing the punitive action on Friday, the Council said the Kumasi-based...
Emile Short Backs Withdrawal of Special Prosecutor’s Clause
Former Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Francis Emile Short says it was good the Office of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Bill was withdrawn. He...
Gov’t Withdraws Special Prosecutor Bill
The Office of the Special Prosecutor Bill has been withdrawn from Parliament by government following calls by the minority. The Parliamentary, Constitutional and Legal Committee of Parliament last...