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‘Ken Ofori-Atta is not a fugitive’ – Prof Ansa-Asare – Nsemkeka A former Director of the Ghana School of Law has sharply criticised the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over what he described as a “media trial” of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Professor Kwaku Ansa-Asare says the state’s communication strategy is undermining the presumption of innocence and creating a dangerous…

OSP is terrorising Ken Ofori-Atta – Prof Ansa-Asare – Nsemkeka A former Director of the Ghana School of Law has accused the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) of acting in a manner that amounts to terrorising former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Professor Kwaku Ansa-Asare believes the handling of the corruption probe by the OSP is excessive, unfair, and unconstitutional. Speaking on Joy…

Supreme Court acted right in throwing out suspended CJ’s supplementary affidavit – Ansa-Asare – Nsemkeka Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has backed the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to strike out a supplementary affidavit filed by the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, in her bid to challenge proceedings related to her possible removal from…

CJ C’ttee petition: Mahama has “serious problems to tackle”, not “a 20-second restaurant encounter” – Ansa-Asare – Nsemkeka Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has dismissed a petition seeking to dissolve the five-member committee probing suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing it as lacking merit. He insists the judicial process must proceed without…

No one is above the law – Ansa-Asare on suspended CJ’s request for public hearing – Nsemkeka A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has stated that the ongoing probe into the potential removal of the suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, cannot be telecast live, as doing so would contravene provisions in the 1992 Constitution. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on…

CCTV video of lawyer and judges ‘meeting’ not about CJ’s case – Ansa-Asare – Nsemkeka A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, is calling for a dismissal of an injunction at the Supreme Court filed by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to stop a committee from hearing petitions for her removal because there is no justification to stop the process. The suspended Chief Justice…

‘CJ should have gone to Judicial Council first not Supreme Court’ – Kwaku Ansa-Asare – Nsemkeka A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has waded into the ongoing controversy surrounding the petition for the removal of Ghana’s Chief Justice. He argues that the country’s top judge erred by not first seeking the counsel of the Judicial Council. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM…

‘CJ’s Supreme Court move a provocation of committee’ – Ansa-Asare blasts Justice Torkornoo’s action – Nsemkeka A former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has criticised Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s decision to file an injunction at the Supreme Court to stop the committee hearing her possible removal. He described the move as a “provocation” that flies in the face of…