President is being criticised by a faction of the public over his decision to suspend the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, with proponents of the largest opposition political party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), threatening demonstrations and legal actions against the government.
President Mahama, in consultation with the Council of State, suspended the Chief Justice after they found that there was a 'prima facie case' in the three petitions for her removal.
The critics of the president have, however, argued that there was no 'prima facie case' in claims stated in the petitions as grounds for her removal, including allegations of financial misappropriation, incompetence and abuse of power.
But what does the 'prima facie case' mean at all? 'Prima facie,' in the layman's language, means there is a reason to look into something.
