Legal expert Stephen Kwaku Asare disagrees with Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo about court hearings. Torkonoo wants her removal case heard where people can watch. She filed papers at the Supreme Court asking for 16 different things. Her lawyers want to stop her suspension and halt the investigation committee. They also want two judges removed from the case.
Torkonoo believes the Constitution lets her choose public hearings over private ones. Her legal team says she can give up the right to closed-door meetings. They want the court to agree that Article 146 allows this choice. The Chief Justice thinks she controls how the hearing happens.
Asare posted on social media that the law does not give her this option. He pointed out that Article 146 requires private hearings for removal cases. The professor says the Constitution uses the word "shall," which means it must happen. Asare believes the law requires private hearings for all removal proceedings.
Torkonoo believes the Constitution lets her choose public hearings over private ones. Her legal team says she can give up the right to closed-door meetings. They want the court to agree that Article 146 allows this choice. The Chief Justice thinks she controls how the hearing happens.
Asare posted on social media that the law does not give her this option. He pointed out that Article 146 requires private hearings for removal cases. The professor says the Constitution uses the word "shall," which means it must happen. Asare believes the law requires private hearings for all removal proceedings.
