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The Chief Justice has urged the public to report any judge or officer
of the judicial service who demands money as a condition to bail
suspects or misconducts him or herself in the administration of
justice.
Mrs Georgina Wood made the call as part of efforts to purge the
judicial service of perceived corruption.
Speaking on behalf of the Chief Justice in Asokwa sub-metro in Kumasi,
an Appeals Court Judge, Justice Dennis Adjei said the judicial service
takes the perceived corruption in the judiciary very seriously.
"The aim of the Chief Justice is that the courts must promote
integrity. She was not happy at all when the Afro-barometer that the
perception is that the judiciary is corrupt. Since then the Chief
Justice has set in motion efforts to curb the perceived corruption in
the judicial service", said Justice Adjei.
The alarming findings from Afro barometer report released in December
2014 suggested that Ghanaians perceive corruption among Judges and
magistrates stood at 85%.
Justice Adjei said corruption perception hurts the image of the the
Institution, adding the public has a role to play in ridding the
service of corrupt officials.
Credit: Myjoyonline.com
