Suspended Chief Justice of Ghana, Gertrude Torkornoo, has filed a case against the Republic of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Nigeria, alleging human rights violations linked to her suspension and ongoing removal proceedings.
According to Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai, the case, filed on July 4, 2025, echoes claims she has already raised before Ghana’s Supreme Court and High Court—primarily that her suspension has effectively ousted her from office without a final judicial ruling, rendering her unable to perform her constitutional duties.
Chief Justice Torkornoo was suspended by President John Dramani Mahama, following the Council of State’s endorsement of a prima facie case based on three petitions alleging “stated misbehaviour.”
A five-member inquiry committee was subsequently formed, including two Supreme Court judges, a former Auditor General, a Ghana Armed Forces officer, and an academic.
The Chief Justice, who has denied any wrongdoing, previously petitioned the Supreme Court for an interlocutory injunction, arguing that some committee members were biased and the process lacked legal merit under Article 146 of the Constitution.
