Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has stated emphatically that her resistance to the ongoing removal process is not motivated by a desire to retain her position but rather by a deep sense of duty to defend the integrity of Ghana's justice system.
Addressing the media in Accra, Justice Torkornoo clarified her stance in the face of mounting scrutiny over the proceedings initiated against her by a parliamentary committee. "Let me assure everybody that I am not seeking to cling to a title or a position," she said. "However, as a lawyer of 38 years standing, a judge of 21 years, and Chief Justice who has served the rule of law all my working life-since I was 25-it is my honourous duty and obligation to speak up concerning anything that is extremely wrong with the administration of justice in this country." Torkornoo said her current experience has exposed her to a level of injustice she never imagined could exist within Ghana's legal framework. "The situation I have been confronted with has shown me a model of injustice that I would never have thought possible if I had not been exposed to it," she stated.
She explained that despite personal discomfort, she feels compelled to respond with every tool available to her in both law and leadership. "This is why, despite great personal discomfort, I have decided to marshal every effort in law and leadership to answer to this situation." Read also My removal process sets dangerous precedent for judicial independence - Torkornoo
