The continued delay in the payment of medical, fuel and transfer grants to magistrates and judges is a hindrance to effective justice delivery, Justice Henry A.
Kwofie, the president of Association of Magistrates and Judges (AMJ) has said.
He said the situation of delayed payments of judges and magistrates allowances and other benefits had moved from bad to worse.
Mr Justice Kwofie, a Court of Appeal judge, said these at the ongoing AMJ annual conference held in Accra yesterday on the theme "A Financially Independent and Accountable Judiciary; The Key to Effective Justice Delivery." He said although the issue of delayed payment of allowances to magistrates and judges was discussed at the conference in 2023, the concern had not been addressed. "The question we need to ask is whether having regard to the concerns and dissatisfaction expressed last year, there has been no improvement in the situation.