Judicial Scandal: Ajet Nasam, Essel, et al suspended

Seven of the 12 implicated High Court judges in the corruption scandal following an expose by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas have been suspended, Starrfmonline.com can reveal.

The affected judges are Justices Francis K. Opoku, Kofi Essel Mensah, John Ajet Nasam, Ernest Obimpeh, Kwame Ohene Essel, Ivy Heward-Mills and Gilbert Ayisi Addo.

“Their suspension follows the establishment of a prima facie case of stated misbehavior against them by the Hon. Lady Chief Justice pursuant to Article 146(3) of the 1992 Constitution and the setting up of a committee under Article 146(4) to investigate a petition,” a statement from the Judicial Service department said.

The judges were suspended on the advise of the Judicial Council and was given green light by "the Vice President, Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, acting in his capacity as President of the Republic of Ghana."

Their suspension takes "immediate effect," the official statement said.