Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas met the Judicial Committee investigating the corruption scandal at the Judicial Service today [Wednesday].
Citi News’ Fred Djabanor who at the court reported that “I can confirm that Anas is currently here at the Judicial Service and he is meeting the five-member committee set up by the Chief Justice.”
[contextly_sidebar id=”2uX0zRuLsAUcV84Ts4vCqurIjo2rGXCp”]The Committee was initially expected to meet Anas on Friday but is unclear why the meeting has been pushed to today.
Fred further observed that “the normal security entourage is at the court.”
This will be the second time the New Crusading Deputy Editor will be facing the Committee.
Meanwhile one of the accused judges indicted in the scandal, Paul Dery has sued both the International Conference Centre and Accra based television station, UTV for contempt.
His suit follows the premièring of Anas’s video and his Tigereyepi team at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Below are the reliefs being sought by Justice Dery
- A declaration that the 1st Defendant’s publication of its Petition to the President in the media contravened Article 146 (8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore unconstitutional.
- A declaration that the conduct of the 1st Defendant acting through its Chief Executive Officer and Acting Editor of the Crusading Guide Newspaper, Anas Aremeyaw Anas in releasing the contents of the Petition, through publications in the Crusading Guide Newspaper, his personal Facebook page, public screening of the audio visual recordings in support of the Petition at the Accra International Conference Centre on the 22nd of September, 2015, containing the evidence in support of the Petition, is in violation of Article 146(8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore unconstitutional.
- A declaration that the 2nd Defendant acting through the Judicial Secretary’s Press Release dated 11th September, 2015, naming the Plaintiff as one of the twelve (12) High Court Judges involved in the “Bribery Scandal” is in contravention of Article 146 (8) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore unconstitutional.
- A declaration that the Petition presented to the President by the 1st Defendant is null and void on account of the 1st Defendant’s contravention of Article 146(8) of the 1992 Constitution.
- A declaration that all proceedings however and whatsoever described arising out of the contents of the Petition be declared null and void.
- A perpetual injunction against any adjudicating body however or whatsoever described from determining any issues arising out of the contents of the Petition.
- A perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents, assigns, servants, from any further publishing, printing, reporting, broadcasting, advertising, publicizing, distributing and disseminating the contents of the petition.
- A perpetual injunction restraining the 2nd Defendant, her agents, assigns, servants and successors from any further impeachment proceedings against the Plaintiff.
- An order restraining any adjudicating body howsoever described from determining any issues arising out of the content of the said Petition filed by the 1st Defendant during the pendency of the instant suit before the Supreme Court.
- Any other orders that this Honourable Court may deem fit.
By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana