A Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Betty Mould-Iddrisu has observed that the perception of loss of confidence in Ghana’s judiciary poses a national security threat.
She expressed the fear in 3FM interview in Accra on October 3, 2022.
According to her, people expressing their loss of confidence in the Judiciary is a criticism of the state institution and should not be misconstrued.
Speaking on the Sunrise show, she said “The people of Ghana express it in their various interviews as a form of criticism of the judiciary. There is a perception that there is a loss of confidence in the judiciary.”
“It’s a national security issue when you have a suspicion that certain parts of the judiciary might be manipulated. If people feel they cannot get justice at the court that is not right,” she added.
Her comments come at a time Judges and Magistrates in Ghana have reacted to the recent criticisms against them by some persons in the Ghanaian society including former President John Dramani Mahama.
The judges say they welcome constructive criticisms but not needless attacks which seek to undermine the integrity of the Judiciary.
Speaking at the annual conference for Judges and Magistrates in Accra, President of the Association of Magistrates and Judges, Justice Henry Kwofie “You all recognise that the Judiciary as an institution and Judges, in general, have been the subject of quite a lot of rhetoric, attacks and judgement of our courts even judgements of the highest court of the land have been attacked and the Judges who delivered the same judgements have not been swerved either.
“In my view, impugning the motives of Judges is actually undermining the integrity of the Judiciary. As a result of these unnecessary and incessant attacks, the Association in the first for about three to four terms has come out to issue statements to correct the erroneous impression and deliberate misinformation and falsehood churned out against the Judiciary.”
Source: theGhanaianvoice.com