2015 Judicial Scandal: Implicated SC Justice Sues Chief Justice For Contempt

One of the Superior Court justices, Justice Mustapha Logo, implicated in the 2015 judicial scandal uncovered by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court citing the Chief Justice, Georgina Wood, for contempt. 

Justice Logo in a letter attached to a writ to the Chief Justice, said that due to the pendency of a suit he filed at the Supreme Court challenging the jurisdiction of the Chief Justice to initiate the process for his removal as a judge, the Chief Justice is estopped from writing to him to respond for a second time,  to the petition for his removal by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. 

The Judge further stated that in spite of the pending suit at the Supreme Court and also the fact that the Chief Justice in a letter dated September 9, 2015, requesting him to respond to the petition against him, the CJ has gone ahead to write another letter, dated January 30, 2017, requesting a response from him. 

Justice logo said the conduct of the Chief Justice amounts to disregard for the High Court and  the Supreme Court. 

He is  therefore asking the CJ to halt any attempt to proceed with the  impeachment proceedings against him until the cases in court have been determined. 

He concludes by stating that he is unable to respond to Anas’ petition to the President for his removal.

GBC