The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has raised significant concerns regarding the impartiality of the committee established to investigate Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, labeling it as politically biased.
The organization asserts that the committee’s structure compromises both its actual and perceived neutrality. The CDM remarked, ‘The composition of the investigative committee is tainted by political connections and previous controversies.’
It expressed apprehensions about the involvement of Mr. Daniel Domelevo, former Auditor-General; Justice Gabriel Pwamang; and Prof. James Sefah-Dzisah, questioning their objectivity in this delicate issue.
The CDM contended that the inclusion of a single representative from the former administration—Justice Asiedu—fails to adequately address the committee’s perceived partiality.
‘This solitary counterbalance does little to mitigate the impression that the committee is predominantly aligned with the interests of the Executive,’ the organization observed.
Furthermore, the CDM referenced international standards, such as the United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary and the African Commission’s Principles on Fair Trial, arguing that the committee’s establishment contravenes these global norms.
These principles, the CDM argued, emphasize the necessity of impartial and constitutionally valid disciplinary procedures. Consequently, the group has urged for the disbandment and reformation of the committee with ‘truly independent and politically neutral members.’
The statement cautioned that neglecting this request could jeopardize both domestic credibility and Ghana’s democratic standing internationally.
