The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has called for the immediate revocation of the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Torkornoo.
The GBA, in its resolution on the matter, opined that the decision by the president to suspend the Chief Justice was unconstitutional.
In its official resolution, which also captured other topics, the GBA stated that the suspension was unconstitutional.
According to the Bar, the decision was unconstitutional because the president used his discretion to suspend the Chief Justice under Article 10 of the 1992 constitution without a published constitutional instrument, statutory instrument, or regulations governing the exercise of his discretion, as required by Article 296 of the 1992 constitution.
The GBA further admonished the government to immediately enact clear and comprehensive regulations to guide all processes under Article 146, which governs the impeachment or removal of Superior Court justices.
