Traditional Council appeals to Chief Justice

The Nungua Traditional Council on Friday appealed to the Chief Justice, Justice E. K. Wiredu to change the judge hearing the case in which Ghanaian-born French soccer star, Marcel Desailly was allegedly defrauded in a land deal.

The case before the Osu District Court involves Charles Bortier Bortey Doku and three others and the soccer star. ?His worship George Nana Donkor had shown open bias and we fear that true justice will not be meted out to the accused, if he continues with the hearing of the case,? Stephen Akwetey, spokesman for council, stated at a press conference in Accra.

Akwetey who was flanked with Numo Borretey Laweh Tsuru, Gborbu Wulomo and other clan leaders of Nungua urged the Chief Justice to expedite action on a petition it filed for a change of the trial judge. The Council also accused sport journalists of whipping up public sympathy against the four accused persons.