Court dismisses Assafuah’s injunction against CJ suspension
The Supreme Court, in a narrow 3-2 majority decision, has dismissed an application seeking to halt the process for the removal of Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo and revoke her suspension from office.
The application, filed by Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, was represented in court by lawyer and former Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame.
Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, along with Justices Yonny Kulendi and Amadu Tanko, ruled to dismiss the injunction request. Justices Henrietta Mensah Bonsu and Ernest Gaewu dissented, opposing the majority decision.
The court indicated that the full reasons for its decision will be made public on May 21, 2025.
Chief Justice, Torkornoo was suspended by President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday, April 22, following the establishment of a prima facie case against her. The action was based on petitions filed by private citizen Daniel Ofori, senior police officer, Ayamga Akolgo, and the civic advocacy group, Shining Stars of Ghana.
A five-member committee has since been constituted to investigate the allegations leveled against the Chief Justice.
Before the petition was referred to the Council of State, Assafuah filed an interlocutory injunction at the Supreme Court, seeking to restrain the president from transmitting the petition to the Chief Justice for a response.
