The two, who are fighting the actions of the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court over their role in the judicial corruption scandal, together with Justice Gilbert Ayisi Addo, argue among other things that “…it is only the Attorney General…who has a constitutional responsibility to represent the Chief Justice…as lawyer in all civil actions against the Chief Justice in any court in Ghana.”

Background

The three justices were part of 22 others indicted in the judicial corruption exposé by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his Tiger Eye PI team.

[contextly_sidebar id=”1xrQWpKM8tfcM2KUw6jj4xihOcXFDRoD”]Justice Logoh had earlier cited the Chief Justice, Justice Theodora Georgina Wood for contempt of court.

The embattled Justice questioned why the Chief Justice was going ahead to begin impeachment proceedings against him, when he has other suits pending in court in relation to his interdiction.

In his latest writ, Justice Logoh and his colleagues argued that, during the case, the Chief Justice “purportedly instructed Kizito Beyuo, a private legal practitioner, to represent her as lawyer” in the case”, which suit is challenging the official acts of the Chief Justice, the 1st Defendant herein.”

The three justices are however praying the Supreme Court to declare “the entry of appearance filed by Kizito Beyuo for and on behalf of the Chief Justice as alien to the rules of practice and procedure of this court prescribed in C.I. 16 and as such, same as void.”

“An order nullifying the entry of appearance by Kizito Beyuo, for and on behalf of the Chief Justice, the 1st Defendant herein.”

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The embattled high court judge, took to the courts, and subsequently to the International Human Rights Courts, praying it to among other things, find Anas Aremeyaw guilty for invading privacy and thereby breaching ethical standards in journalism.

[contextly_sidebar id=”dbYUdOQcIdhgI6KGdICSTwLH4onYfcuG”]Speaking at the Distinguished Lecture Series organised by the Department of Communication Studies of the Central University Miotso Campus, on the topic, “Putting the pieces together: The aftermath of the judiciary exposé”, the ace Journalist defended his line of work which hinged on Naming, Shaming and Jailing.

He noted that, following the expose that led to the interdiction of more than thirty high court and lower court judges, he is facing about seventy two lawsuits which according to him, ‘’ has challenged me for greater things to happen and the impact of my work is what matters.”

There has been concerns about his work with many who have been indicted citing unprofessionalism and breach of journalistic ethics.

However, according to him, his style of journalism is rather saving the country from the hands of people who otherwise would have milked the state coffers dry.

He added that, the way forward “lies on us because at least, we know that judges are great people; but we also know that they can be questioned when they go wrong”.

“Ten years from today; if the judiciary gets back to the position it was, all of us must be blamed. If we all keep a constant eye, we all will have a problem free or minimized corrupt judiciary,” he said.

Speaking on the sidelines of the Public Lecture, the President of Central University, Professor Kwesi Yankah, lauded the efforts of Anas Aremeyaw, for changing the face of journalism not only in Ghana; but also on the continent, and also for keeping a check on corruption in Ghana.

Fresh lawsuit at Ecowas court

Three embattled Ghanaian judges have filed a suit at the court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), citing alleged violations of their human rights in Ghana.

Justice Paul Dery, Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh and Justice Gilbert Ayisi Addo, in a joint suit, named the Ghana Government, the Chief Justice of Ghana, the Ghana Judicial Council and the Attorney General of Ghana as the first, second, third and fourth respondents, respectively.

By the suit, the three justices are seeking the enforcement of their human rights which have been allegedly violated by the Ghana Government.

They are among other things seeking an order from the court to direct the Ghana Government to “pay with interest full salaries and allowances which it unlawfully suspended since January, 2016 – arising out of a petition by Tiger Eye PI/Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ for their removal from office.”

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Justice Dery argued that because the court has declared Tiger Eye PI as a dummy corporation that is non-existent in the country’s laws, it is necessary for them to be investigated and dealt with in accordance of the law if found culpable of fraud.

“…the Supreme Court was very clear in its mind that Anas Aremeyaw Anas breached the fundamental law of the land, the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. Anas Aremeyaw Anas has no respect for the law. He acts as and when he pleases as long as it satisfies his selfish interest.”

“Anas Aremeyaw Anas uses a dummy corporation as a vehicle to perpetuate fraud on the citizens of Ghana and the International community. What Anas Aremeyaw Anas does not want Ghanaians in particular and the whole world in general to know is that the Supreme Court of Ghana by its judgment on Thursday, 27th October, 2016 declared that Tiger Eye PI is not a company registered under the laws of Ghana,” he said in a statement.

Justice Dery in the statement also alleged fraud against the company and its activities and promised to drag Anas to court pay all monies paid to him by the state for his investigations.

Judicial corruption scandal

The statement comes on the back of his protracted legal battle with Anas over the method he used for his judicial corruption expose last year.

Anas and his team captured Justice Dery and some other judges on video allegedly taking bribes to compromise judgment.

Below are excerpts of the statement:

Since Anas Aremeyaw Anas has disclosed plans after the judgment of the Supreme Court on 27th October, 2016 to appear before the Committee in his usual hood after the socalled “final showdown”, I have no problem with that.

However, I also want the public to know my intentions. They are as follows:

1. I would file a complaint against Anas Aremeyaw Anas to the Inspector General of Police to investigate the activities of the dummy corporation, Tiger Eye PI.
2. I would file another complaint with the Bank of Ghana and Financial Intelligence Centre to investigate the circumstances under which a dummy corporation, Tiger Eye PI, opened an account with Zenith Bank (Ghana) Ltd.
3. To institute a public interest litigation to recover all monies from Anas Aremeyaw Anas, which he acquired from the government of Ghana by the use of the fraudulent and dummy corporation, Tiger Eye PI as a vehicle in a gargantuan money laundering scheme.
4. To advice the shareholders of all private companies that Anas Aremeyaw Anas defrauded by the use of the dummy corporation, Tiger Eye PI to take steps to recover their monies. 5. To inform all foreign embassies in Ghana that Anas Aremeyaw Anas is a fraudster for he has been using a dummy corporation, Tiger Eye PI, as a vehicle in a money laundering scam.

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