[ 2017-02-01 ]

Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood

Judicial corruption scandal: CJ sued for contempt
One of the High Court judges implicated in the
infamous judicial corruption scandal in 2015 has
sued the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood for
contempt.

Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh does not understand
why the Chief Justice will proceed to begin
impeachment proceedings against him when the case
is still pending before the court.

In a reply to a January 30, 2017 letter requesting
his response to a petition seeking his dismissal
on stated misbehavior, Justice Logoh said he has
taken steps to repair his dented image following
the Tiger Eye undercover investigations which made
scathing revelations about how judges, both at the
lower and higher courts traded justice for money,
goats and tubers of yam.

The January 30 letter or petition is a follow up
to a September 15, 2015 petition in which Anas
Aremeyaw Anas head of the Tiger Eye PI requested
the dismissal of Justice Logoh for abusing his
position.

"You would recall that by a letter dated 9th
September 2015, you requested me to respond to the
same petition. I therefore instituted various
actions against you, Tiger Eye PI, the then
petitioner, and the Attorney General in both the
High Court and notified you of same and indicated
that I was unable to respond to the petition
because of the pending case in court," Justice
Logo said.

"I have also filed a new suit at the Supreme Court
in which I am seeking an injunctive relief against
you from continuing with the said proceedings," he
added

He insists the cases are still pending in court
and the attempt to impeach him is an exercise in
contempt of court.

"I am also seeking a declaration that your conduct
to proceed with the impeachment proceedings whilst
there is a suit in the Supreme Court challenging
your jurisdiction is contemptuous of the Supreme
Court,"
Justice Logoh filed the contempt writ Wednesday
morning and will be his own lawyer when the case
is called.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

... go Back