Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo has justified her decision to travel on holiday with her spouse and daughter at the state's expense.
In her response to petitions lodged for her removal from office, the Chief Justice denied allegations of misappropriating GHC261,890 of public funds for private foreign travel with her husband and daughter.
According to the Chief Justice, who has been suspended by the president following the establishment of a prima facie case against her, the claim that her spouse and daughter were not entitled to have their travel funded by the Judicial Service is untruthful and unfortunate within the context of her appointment letter and the Judicial Service Foreign Travel Policy. "My appointment letter, which should have been included in the original bundle as Exhibit DO1, clearly outlines the terms of my appointment as Chief Justice.
These terms include two round-trip tickets for official vacations, each capped at a maximum of 14 days.
