Unconfirmed reports on social media indicate that President has suspended the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
If the reports are true, it would mean the President, with the advice of the Council of State, has concluded that there is a case for the removal of Justice Torkornoo based on a petition submitted by renowned US-based Ghanaian academic, Stephen Kwaku Asare, also known as Kwaku Azar.
Although the details of Azar's current petition are unknown, a similar petition he submitted to former President in 2024, which was dismissed, accused the Chief Justice of interfering in cases by reconstituting the panel of judges presiding over them.
According to Azar, the Constitution clearly states that no person, including the President, Parliament, or the Chief Justice, shall interfere with judges, judicial officers, or others exercising judicial power in the performance of their duties (Article 172(2)).
