Supreme court throws out former high court judge's case

Justice Paul Dery

Justices of the Supreme Court have dismissed the suit by High Court judge Justice Paul Utter Dery seeking the court to annul the processes adopted by the Chief Justice for his removal from office.

According to the seven member panel of justices, despite some breach of the confidentiality clause by the petitioner for the removal of superior court justices, an annulment of the entire impeachment process is not a remedy to the case.

Their ruling also indicated that they did not believe the Chief Justice could not be said to be erred as she had given the applicant an opportunity to prove his innocence since the committee to investigate the matter will not make a decision based on public opinion.
They further stated that Justice Dery could adopt a process of defamation in addressing his concerns.

The embattled high court judge sued Anas Aremeyaw Anas, the Chief Justice and the Judicial Secretary for violating his constitutional rights by putting out into public domain the alleged evidence of his misconduct when the issue was supposed to be dealt with in camera.

In his suit follows the showing of Anas Aremeyaw Anas' judicial scandal video and subsequent press releases by the judicial council on the matter.


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