{"id":151546,"date":"2015-09-15T05:59:59","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T05:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=151546"},"modified":"2015-09-15T06:00:18","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T06:00:18","slug":"selection-of-judges-must-be-revisited-kufuor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/selection-of-judges-must-be-revisited-kufuor\/","title":{"rendered":"A compromised judiciary is a security threat \u2013 Kufuor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor is advocating for the need to revisit the appointment process for judges and make possible changes.<\/p>\n
His comment comes in the wake of startling revelations of bribery and corruption involving\u00a0some judges captured in an investigative piece by journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas.<\/p>\n
Some 22 lower court judges are currently serving a suspension placed on them by the Judicial Council, after they were captured in the said video, allegedly taking bribes to influence judgment.<\/p>\n
12 other high court judges have also been implicated and have been queried after which appropriate sanctions would be taken against them; together with over 100 judicial service staff also believed to have played various roles in the bribery scandal.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the expos\u00e9 at this year\u2019s Ghana Bar Conference in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, former President Kufuor said \u201cnothing is more detrimental to the security of a nation than a compromised judiciary<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u201d.<\/p>\n