{"id":64219,"date":"2014-11-12T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T07:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=64219"},"modified":"2014-11-12T08:22:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-12T08:22:22","slug":"cj-not-delaying-chraj-investigations-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=64219","title":{"rendered":"CJ not delaying CHRAJ investigations – Lawyer\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seeming delays by the Chief Justice (CJ) to take action on a petition to remove the Commissioner of the Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), is not deliberate, according a private legal practitioner, Yaw Oppong.<\/p>\n

The Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood was asked by President Mahama, four weeks ago, to investigate and initiate processes if necessary, for the removal of Lauretta Lamptey as CHRAJ Commissioner.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”nrmvmmb7YJZpOwJJN1BSqmye3zapB1Du”]Prior to the President’s directive, two petitions were submitted to the Presidency for Ms Lamptey to be impeached following revelations that she spent $180,000 on rent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She was also accused of ordering expensive renovations<\/strong><\/a><\/span> to be made on her official bungalow which has been ongoing for the past three years.<\/p>\n

The petitions were submitted by the\u00a0Progressive Nationalist Forum<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(PNF) and the\u00a0Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The Chief Justice\u2019s seeming delay on the matter has been questioned by many but speaking to Citi News<\/strong>, Yaw Oppong explained that the procedures outlined in the constitution on such petitions, entails some passage of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me be on record that in view of the fact that there are a lot of procedures involved, other people like the Council of State will have to also give their advice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Official residence of CHRAJ Commissioner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He added that \u201cin view of the multiplicity of the functions that are also assigned to others I do not think the Chief Justice can be said to be delaying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Oppong however challenged any individual who is convinced and certain that there is some inordinate reasons by the Chief Justice to head to the law court.<\/p>\n

He appealed to citizens to give the CJ more time.<\/p>\n

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By: Efua Iddn Odsm\/citimfonine,com\/Ghana
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