In 2001, when President John Agyekum Kufuor assumed office, he established the Fast Track Courts (FTCs) with the status and powers of the High Court.
Their aim was to create a judicial leg they can trust to expedite the trial of public officials from the previous Rawlings administration.
By 2002, the FTCs were handling about 63 active cases.
Among these were the convictions of Mallam Issa and Victor Selormey who will unfortunately die in prison, as well as the trial of Tsatsu Tsikata, who first appeared before the court on 11th February 2002.
