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Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, Tuesday, urged the public and the Bar to report members of the Judiciary or court staff who make unlawful demands in the discharge of their official duties to the Complaints Unit of the Judicial Service.

“No person is required to pay monies before executing bail for suspects; and you must demand receipts for every payment. When monies are paid to a beneficiary, no court staff is to keep such monies,” he warned

He also admonished magistrates and court officials to exhibit a high sense of professionalism.

The Chief Justice said these, in a speech read on his behalf, by Justice Samuel K. Marful Sau, a Supreme Court Judge, at the commissioning of a modern district court at Sowutuom in the Ga Central Municipal Assembly.

“This building symbolises the Rule of Law and as such, the sitting Magistrate is expected to dispense justice without fear or favour, affection or ill will,” the Chief Justice declared.

It will serve about 10 communities, including Awoshie, Anyaa, Santa Maria and Kwashiebu and currently those travelling to Weija and Amasaman to seek justice.

The construction of the edifice, which has offices for the recorder, registrar, cashier, bailiff and cells for males and females, among other facilities, began in  2015.

Additionally, the Ga Central Municipal Assembly has also provided a decent residential accommodation for the assigned Magistrate.

Chief Justice Yeboah also entreated litigants and the Bar to patronise the Alternative Dispute Resolution Programme, connected to the Courts.

“There is no denying the fact that Alternative Dispute Resolution has proven to be speedy, cheaper and less laborious, as compared to the formal adversarial traditional court system,” he emphasised.

Commending the Ga Central Municipal Assembly (GCMA) and all the stakeholders behind the building of the court, he reminded other local assemblies of their obligation to continue to provide courtrooms for persons who sought justice at the district level so that their constitutional rights would not be denied.

In was in line with this that some court buildings in the Greater Accra Region were closed down to be given the necessary facelift to operate in a conducive working environment.

Mr. Justice Boakye Yiadom, Deputy Judicial Secretary, said additional staff would be posted to the Court, while the Magistrate, who presided over the Amasaman Court, would sit on cases as his additional responsibility.

Dr. Emmanuel Lamptey, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), said the commissioning of the court had led to the achievement of another milestone for local government and justice delivery.

Dr. Lamptey explained that the first phase of the project was completed in June 2016 and the second phase in June 2019.

He expressed optimism that the court would fast track cases, especially sanitation-related ones and those of default in the payment of rates.

There was a moot court to give the gathering a feel of what to expect.

Source: myjoyonline 

Chief Justice nominee, Anin-Yeboah in a reaction to a petition brought against him at CHRAJ said he has declared his assets.

Appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, Justice Anin-Yeboah dismissed claims that he has not declared his assets since his appointment to the apex court.

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According to him, he has declared his assets in accordance with the law.

“When we went to the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice insisted and we complied, and I have also submitted one to the Auditor General..”

Clearing the issues being raised in the public domain about the petition sent to CHRAJ by a private citizen, Chairman of the Appointments Committee Joseph Osei-Owusu said, “I think for the record I need to clarify this, there has been so much publication of the petition before CHRAJ for which reason it is not expected that this public hearing will come on, let me put it on record that the Supreme Court has decided that nobody can interfere with the proceeding of parliament, now whatever is before CHRAJ and what they do there has nothing to do with what we do here…”

CHRAJ petitioned over Anin-Yeboah’s nomination as CJ

The Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has been petitioned over the nomination of Justice Anin Yeboah as Chief Justice.

A private citizen, Mensah Thompson in his complaint filed at CHRAJ said Parliamentary approval of Justice Anin Yeboah will go contrary to article 286 of the 1992 constitution because he has refused to disclose his assets and liabilities as required by the 1992 constitution.

He has also petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over the nomination of the newly nominated Supreme Court Judge.

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Mr. Thompson argued that Justice Anin Yeboah, prior to his nomination as the Chief Justice, had been a Justice of the court of appeal and was required under the constitution to have declared his assets and liabilities.

“The basis of my petition is that I have filed a complaint against the nominee with the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) under article 286 of the 1992 constitution for non-disclosure of assets and liabilities. I have attached to this petition my letter to CHRAJ and the acknowledgment of receipt for your attention.”

“The approval has been a Justice of the Court of Appeal since 2008 and was required under the constitution of Ghana which is the highest law of the land, to have declared his assets and liabilities.”

Article 286 of the constitution of Ghana states that: “A person who holds a public office mentioned in clause (5) of this Article shall submit to the Auditor-General a written declaration of all property or assets owned by or liabilities owed by, him whether directly or indirectly.”

Source: primenewsghana.com