Following the explosive investigative piece by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a committee constituted by the Chief Justice found about 30 judges in the High Court and Circuit Court culpable of bribery. Many judges were subsequently dismissed, leading to a melee of court suits against the judiciary. High Court Justices Paul Uuter Dery, Mustapha Habib Logoh, and … Read more
Following the explosive investigative piece by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, a committee constituted by the Chief Justice found about 30 judges in the High Court and Circuit Court culpable of bribery. Many judges were subsequently dismissed, leading to a melee of court suits against the judiciary. High Court Justices Paul Uuter Dery, Mustapha Habib Logoh, and … Read more
ECOWAS court asks Ghana to hold on with impeachment of Justice Dery, 2 others Ghana has been advised not to proceed with impeachment proceedings against three of the country’s High Court judges implicated in the 2015 Anas judicial bribery scandal. Justices U. P. Dery, Mustapha Habib Logoh and Gilbert Ayisi Addo in November 2016 sued … Read more
The controversial EC probe will be carried out by a five-member committee… The Chief Justice, Sopia Akuffo has warned the general public against making unacceptable comments about the committee set up to probe three staff of the Electoral Commission (EC). The warning was contained in a statement released by Judicial Secretary, Justice Alex B. Poku-Acheampong on … Read more
A Supreme Court judge has been appointed to preside over the committee to investigate the chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei and her two deputies. Mrs. Osei and her deputies – Sulley Amadu and Mrs Georgina Opoku-Amankwa – have been accused of corruption and breaches of the law, which if found culpable, will lead … Read more
The party is thus praying to the Committee that is set to open impeachment proceedings against the three commissioners, to grant them an audience to present the evidence in order to bring finality to the case. Some unnamed staff of the Electoral Commission in July 2017 petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to remove Mrs. Osei over … Read more
EC Boss Probe – It has not been a pleasant season for Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei who is currently facing probe into alleged acts of malfeasance by her and two deputies at the Commission. See Also: EC Boss At Loggerheads With Principal Officers Over Impeachment Agitations Charlotte Osei has called on the Chief Justice … Read more
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, is demanding to know the composition of the Chief Justice Committee that is expected commence impeachment proceedings against her. Mrs. Osei who faces removal from office over alleged impeachable offences has indicated her readiness to appear before the Committee to be set up by the Chief Justice Sophia … Read more
A top aide close to South Korea’s disgraced former president was sentenced to three years Thursday for blacklisting nearly 10,000 artists seen as critical of Park Geun-Hye’s government. The ruling is seen as a blow to ex-leader Park, who has been separately standing trial after being impeached in March and indicted on 18 charges including … Read more
Veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Jnr., has described a formal request calling for the removal of the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, as an ‘incompetent petition filed by a competent lawyer.’ The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper tore through the 28-point concerns raised by some staff of the EC and filed by a legal practitioner, … Read more
Following the desire of some faceless official(s) at the office of the Electoral Commission seeking the impeachment of its chairperson, Charlotte Osei, in a petition to the President and the Attorney General over some alleged mischievous activities described as “abuse of power”, the commissioner has debunked the claims by the council, chaperoned by a practicing … Read more
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei has served notice of her decision to take legal action against persons who have petitioned the President to impeach her. According to her, the petitioners made unsubstantiated claims intended to damage her reputation. In a letter written by her lawyers, to the lawyer of the petitioners, … Read more
Concerned workers of the Electoral Commission wants the Chief Justice to impeach Charlotte Osei… Chairperson of the Electoral Commission Ms Charlotte Osei faces impeachment over allegations of abuse of office. A group, calling itself Concerned Workers of the Electoral Commission have petitioned the President and the Chief Justice to begin impeachment processes against the Chairperson of the … Read more
Brazilian President Michel Temer has been charged with accepting bribes by the country’s chief prosecutor. He is accused of receiving money from the boss of a giant meatpacking firm implicated in a corruption scandal. Mr Temer denies any wrongdoing. The charges have been delivered to a Supreme Court judge who must now decide if the … Read more
Brazil’s top electoral court voted to acquit President Michel Temer and former President Dilma Rousseff following an investigation of allegations they received illegal campaign funds in the 2014 elections. The 4-3 decision gives Temer some breathing room, but he still faces a corruption investigation and street protests that threaten to force him from office before … Read more
Brazil’s President Michel Temer has been acquitted of irregularities in the 2014 election, a ruling which allows him to stay in office. By four votes to three, the Superior Electoral Court rejected claims that illegal money was used in the campaign. If found guilty, Mr Temer could have been forced out of the presidency. The … Read more
Fired FBI director James Comey withheld judgment Thursday on whether President Donald Trump’s requests that he drop an investigation into his former national security advisor amounted to obstruction of justice. Democrats are intent on determining whether Trump’s actions amounted to obstruction, but what does the charge mean, and how might it potentially lead to impeachment? … Read more
South Korea’s ousted president Park Geun-Hye was due in court Tuesday to face trial over the massive corruption scandal that led to her stunning downfall. The fallen head of state will be taken from the detention centre where she is being held to Seoul Central District Court, for the opening of the final act in … Read more
Brazilian President Michel Temer on Saturday demanded the Supreme Court suspend a probe into his alleged obstruction of justice, claiming the central piece of evidence is flawed. Temer said an audio recording purporting to show him discussing payment of hush money to a jailed politician had been “doctored”. Temer spoke in only his second public … Read more
Brazilian President Michel Temer has taken millions of dollars in bribes since 2010, according to testimony released by the Supreme Court. The plea-bargain testimony came from bosses of a giant meat-packing firm. If confirmed, the accusations could prove devastating for Mr Temer’s crisis-hit administration, though he has vowed to prove his innocence. He is already … Read more