Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has accused the committee probing her removal of subjecting her legal team to a "blind process," likening their experience to that of the biblical magicians forced to interpret King Nebuchadnezzar's undisclosed dream.
Addressing the press on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, she described the Article 146 proceedings as unconstitutional, secretive, and fundamentally flawed.
She argued that her lawyers have been denied access to the original petitions, the President's prima facie determination, and other critical documents-yet are expected to cross-examine witnesses and mount a defence. "Like Nebuchadnezzar's situation, in which he demanded that the magicians in his court tell him his dream and also interpret it, my lawyers are left to guess which allegations in the petitions are the subject matter of the testimonies being given," she said.
Justice Torkornoo lamented that since the hearing began on May 23, 2025, the committee has refused to provide her with the documents that triggered the inquiry. "The petitioners are not testifying, they are not being cross-examined, yet they are allowed to issue subpoenas.
