Court jurors stopped working Monday because Ghana's government owes them eight months of pay. The group serves at Accra High Court and says officials ignore their money problems. Joshua Alorgbey speaks for the jurors and told reporters about their financial struggles. He said they sent letters to the Acting Chief Justice but received no answers about when payments would come. Government workers promised to fix the problem but never followed through with actual money.
Jurors started meeting with court officials back during October 2024 to discuss their missing allowances. Each meeting ended with more delays and broken promises from judicial leaders. Alorgbey warned that the legal year ends soon and jurors still have no cash for their service. The workers refuse to keep paying their personal bills during court duty without compensation from the state.
Criminal trials will face major delays because jurors handle murder cases and other serious crimes. High Court operations depend on jury panels to make legal decisions about defendants. The strike affects all criminal proceedings until the government pays what it owes to these essential court workers.
Jurors started meeting with court officials back during October 2024 to discuss their missing allowances. Each meeting ended with more delays and broken promises from judicial leaders. Alorgbey warned that the legal year ends soon and jurors still have no cash for their service. The workers refuse to keep paying their personal bills during court duty without compensation from the state.
Criminal trials will face major delays because jurors handle murder cases and other serious crimes. High Court operations depend on jury panels to make legal decisions about defendants. The strike affects all criminal proceedings until the government pays what it owes to these essential court workers.
