Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey on of the Government nominees to be vetted by Parliament has called for the repeal of the death sentence in the country?s Statute Books.
He also called for the over-view as well as some amendment to the 1992 Constitution. This call came during the vetting process on 24 September 2002 at the Speakers Conference Room at the Parliament House.
Justice Alan Brobbey, a member of the Consultative Assembly and Chairman of the Legal and Drafting committee, which drew up the current 1992 Constitution, explained the need for the call for the amendment to the Constitution.
He said, the representation was on institutional base rather than constituency saying: That is why we decided to leave most of the sections in entrench so that amendment can be effected when the need arises?. He added that the 1992 Constitution has passed some Lawyers, Clients, judges and Clerks cannot be exonerated and therefore should not be blamed on only Judges.
He also added that it is not only in the Judiciary that there is corruption and that it pertains everywhere. He warned the hasty decision to point the Judiciary to the outside world to be corrupt. He said that would not auger well for the country especially in its quest to woe investors.
He suggested a rapid response within the Judiciary where when allegation is made against the branch or its members an immediate inquiry is made and reported within a 72 hour to the general public of such finding.
He said this will correct the wrong impression created by the Public that Judiciary Service is corrupt. The President?s second nominee Justice Samuel Glenn Baddoo contrary to Justice Brobbey subscribed to maintenance of the death sentence, saying, ?if it is there people will be scared to act acts that will merit the invocation of the section. He reiterated the fact that Judges were poorly remunerated but disagreed that Judges are corrupt. He said there has been no case to suggest that fact.
