The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has announced its intention to appeal the ruling of the High Court in the case involving Mr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA).
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, presiding over the case, determined that CHRAJ had violated the fair hearing rule by substituting parts of the complaint filed by Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) with its own allegations.
The Court further stated that CHRAJ had failed to provide Mr. Adjei with the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses during its investigations before drawing conclusions.
Moreover, the Court highlighted that CHRAJ had neglected to investigate the substantive complaints made by the complainant (GII) and instead focused on unrelated matters.
Consequently, the Court overturned the Commission’s report, which had contained adverse findings against Mr. Adjei.
CHRAJ maintains that a previous ruling in a similar case remains valid, and thus, the findings and directives issued by the Commission are still in effect.