A
corruption scandal in the
Judiciary of Ghana
The Judiciary of Ghana comprises the Superior Courts of Judicature, established under the 1992 Constitution, and the Inferior Courts, established by Parliament. The hierarchy of courts derives largely from British juridical forms. The courts hav ...
in September 2015 following an exposé by
investigative journalist
Investigative journalism is a form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate a single topic of interest, such as serious crimes, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing. An investigative journalist may spend months or years rese ...
Anas Aremyaw Anas
History
Anas conducted a two-year an
undercover investigation of the judiciary in Ghana and brought out audio and video evidence of corruption taking place.
Following the exposé, 22
circuit court judges and
magistrate
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...
s were suspended and 12
High Court judges were also under investigations.
Judges indicted
The twelve Judges of the High Court who were indicted in this scandal include:
*Justice Essel Mensah
*Justice Charles Quist
*Justice Peter U. Dery
*Justice John Ajet Nassam
*Justice Ernest Obimpe
*Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh
*Justice Yaw Ansu-Gyeabour
*Justice Ayisi Addo
*Justice Mohammed Iddrisu
*Justice Yaw Badu
*Justice Heward Mills
See also
*
Corruption in Ghana
Political corruption in Ghana has been common since independence. Since 2006, Ghana's score and ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index has improved slightly, ranked higher than Italy and Brazil. However, there is a ...
*
List of corruption cases in Ghana
References
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Scandals in Ghana
Judiciary of Ghana
Corruption in Ghana
2015 scandals
2015 in Ghana
2015 crimes in Ghana