I won’t cancel legal traditions for one brief — Atta Akyea

Lead counsel Samuel Atta Akyea has defended his decision to stay away from court during Ghana’s ongoing legal vacation, insisting that he would rather “die for democracy” than compromise what he considers established legal traditions.

Mr Atta Akyea said lawyers in his firm remained available but maintained that none of them would be used to circumvent what he considers the established practice governing legal vacation.

He warned that failure by lawyers to defend the rule of law and established legal principles could ultimately weaken the legal profession and Ghana’s democratic institutions.