Embattled Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has raised concerns over the decision of the committee probing her potential removal to hold hearings at the Adu Lodge near the Osu Castle.
According to her, the facility featured prominently in the killing of the four judges on June 30, 1981, and she therefore believes it was chosen to intimidate her.
Justice Torkornoo also shared that she holds fond memories of the area, having lived there with her uncle, one of the judges who was tragically murdered.
“It will be recalled that Major Sam Acquah, the military officer who was killed with the three High Court Judges, had been the Director of Human Resources of GIHOC. He was my uncle and my guardian when I entered the University of Ghana in September 1980.
I was also living with him at the time he was abducted and murdered. Was Adu Lodge chosen for this inquiry to make me feel insecure? I think so. And I continue to hold the view that there is no reason to hold a quasi-judicial hearing behind the high walls of Adu Lodge,” she stated at a press conference on Wednesday.
Justice Torkornoo also warned that any attempt to remove her without due process would be based on “lies and violations of law.”
She stated that the committee has failed to give her copies of the petitions against her, questioning how she can defend herself without access to the complaints.
“The committee has allowed two of the petitioners not to testify at all, but has refused to let me attend the hearing with a family member,” she added.
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