The Deputy Attorney General, Dominic Ayine has proposed that court clerks be made to recite Article 40 of Magna Carta to restore confidence in the judiciary system.<\/p>\n
Article 40 of Magna Carta mandates court clerks to deliver justice without delay:\u201cTo no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”cYpxVgFBjrMqXbltm9rgn964umtQwCZl”]He believes judges and other court clerks \u201cwill remind themselves of the corrupting influence\u201d they are susceptible to if they abide by the norm daily.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to restore judicial integrity where it is lacking in this simplistic form I have a proposition and it is this. I propose that you make it compulsory that every morning before your judges and court start working, they recite Article 40 of Magna Carta which read as follows: \u201cTo no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay right or justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to him, \u201cany Judge, registrar , court clerk or bailiff” who fails to agree by the principle should be compelled to resign.<\/p>\n
“The rule of law and access to justice cannot flourish in our society if those who man our judicial system lack moral and ethical integrity,” he added.<\/p>\n
His call comes days after investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposed\u00a0corruption<\/a><\/strong> <\/span>at the judiciary system.<\/p>\n Some judges were captured receiving bribes from their clients on camera.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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