Ghana’s suspended Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has firmly stated she will not resign, describing her removal process as unconstitutional and politically driven.
Speaking in Accra on June 25, she criticized the procedures leading to her suspension as opaque and flawed, marking the first public address by a sitting Chief Justice under such circumstances.
Justice Torkornoo, who was suspended on April 22, 2025, following three misconduct petitions, has filed a Supreme Court injunction against the investigative committee formed under Article 146(6) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution.
She denounced the treatment she has received, citing body searches, seizure of personal devices, and the exclusion of her family from hearings at the Osu Castle—measures she described as psychological intimidation.
Arguing that the process threatens the rights of all public officers subject to removal, Torkornoo called for national concern over what she views as a dangerous precedent undermining judicial independence.
