CJ throws out OSP’s petition to remove judge in Cecilia Dapaah’s case

A request by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for the Chief Justice to remove Justice Edward Twum from the Cecilia Dapaah case has been rejected.

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) had filed a petition, arguing that the High Court judge, Justice Edward Twum had shown bias against the OSP and wanted him removed from all cases involving Cecilia Dapaah.

But the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has refused the petition by the which sought the removal of Justice Edward Twum as presiding judge of the case involving the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah.

At Wednesday’s hearing [Oct 25, 2023], Justice Twum adjourned the case to await the decision of the Chief Justice on the petition, but shortly after the hearing, the OSP posted on social media that the Chief Justice had refused to accede to the petition.

“By a letter dated 25 October, 2023, the Judicial Secretary informed The Special Prosecutor that, the Chief Justice is unable to acceded to the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) request for his Lordship Justice Edward Twum to be recused and removed from all cases involving the OSP pending before him, the notice by the OSP read.

The request by the OSP was grounded on the belief that Justice Edward Twum appears to be highly prejudiced against the OSP and the person of the Special Prosecutor.

Source: graphic online