Ghana Bar Association descends on Sosu for ‘political judges’ comment
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has condemned comments by Madina MP, Francis-Xavier Sosu, for allegedly referring to some members of the bench as “political judges”.
In a statement, the GBA said the alleged comment by Mr. Sosu, who is also a member of the Bar, suggests that the tenure of office of judges is tied to the tenure of the political regime under which judges are appointed, and further that “political judges will be treated politically”.
Mr. Sosu made is said to have made the comment during an interview he granted to the media, according to the GBA.
The GBA called out the MP for making comments it said were “unprofessional, unfortunate, irresponsible and distasteful and same smacks of deep-seated, ignorance…”
The GBA said the tenure of judges per the constitution ...