Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has expressed confidence in her integrity, stating that no one can accuse her of ever accepting a bribe to decide a case.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, she described her integrity as a personal treasure that she has upheld throughout her career.
“I am confident that in my journey as a lawyer, as a judge, and now as Chief Justice, there is no one person in this country who can look me in the eye and accuse me of taking a bribe to decide a case,” she said.
Commenting on the ongoing proceedings aimed at removing her from office, Justice Torkornoo argued that the process violates the principles of justice delivery in Ghana and is rooted in falsehoods.
“So what if these current proceedings are being carefully staged to result in my removal as Chief Justice, even if there’s no lawful justification?” she asked.
She expressed deep disappointment that such irregularities could occur within Ghana’s judiciary, particularly after her decades of service under four different presidents.
“All I have stated shows that any such action would have been done on the basis of lies and violations of law and due process.
“As a career judge who has served under four presidents—from the High Court through the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court—I could never have imagined such irregularities possible if I had not personally encountered them,” she stated.
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