The announcement by the Minister for Government Communications, , that President has forwarded three petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to the Council of State for consultations has sparked a flurry of reactions and ignited an uproar across the country.
The move which is in accordance with Article 146 of the 1992 constitution and outlines the processes involved in the removal of justices of superior courts and chairmen of regional tribunals has equally divided legal opinions.
Arguments, particularly regarding the constitutionality of the president initiating the move and the request by the CJ for copies of the petition, have become the main focus of the debate.
Some legal experts and practitioners have presented arguments supporting the process initiated by the president, while others have raised objections to it.
