Sir john was slapped with a fine of five thousand Ghana cedis, not three thousand as mistakenly stated in the article.
The mistake is regretted.
Sir john was slapped with a fine of five thousand Ghana cedis, not three thousand as mistakenly stated in the article.
The mistake is regretted.
Miko 10 years ago
Dr. SAS, i understand your frustration as an NPP sympathiser but honestly, we back home understand issues better than what you are trying to educated us on. The mere fact you practicing in Texas does not make you More enlight ... read full comment
Dr. SAS, i understand your frustration as an NPP sympathiser but honestly, we back home understand issues better than what you are trying to educated us on. The mere fact you practicing in Texas does not make you More enlightened than the lawyers here. The case is done, the issue of vodoo deity has been dealt with and yet you Find in pleasing to revisit the same issue.its rather unfortunate. As an attorney that you claim to be, i guess the best you can do now is not to fuel this issue again, but to try to seek that the law on contempt be codified. that makes u seem educated than being emotional and trying to insult the honourabel judges of the land. I doubt your credentials as an attorney. Even if you are, then it is unfortunate u wrote this.
okofo 10 years ago
How could the same judges who feel offended or scandalized be permitted to adjudicate this case? The subjects before them were pre-judged, and were given NO CHANCE to argue out their right to freedom of speech. This is a mock ... read full comment
How could the same judges who feel offended or scandalized be permitted to adjudicate this case? The subjects before them were pre-judged, and were given NO CHANCE to argue out their right to freedom of speech. This is a mockery of our justice system!!It MUST stop else discerning Ghanaians will render it unsustainable by challenging it in the near future!!
If the judiciary has that MUCH of power why is Rawlings walking freely when he usurped power and killed some of their best with impunity? Hypocrisy and cowardise at best!!
So I ask you, who calls judges to order? Or we should assume they are NOT fallible? The precedent they have set now is that, when we open our mouths we MUST consult them first since we DON'T KNOW what constitute "contempt" right? Contempt is truly relative, subjective and anything of that kind. Too bad this is draconian and UNACCEPTABLE!!
YVONNE 10 years ago
you are so foolish that you dnt even know the difference between 5000 and 3000. kwasiakwa
you are so foolish that you dnt even know the difference between 5000 and 3000. kwasiakwa
Asoreba 10 years ago
This "we at home" foolishness is what is killing the nation. Justice is justice no matter where it's practiced.
This "we at home" foolishness is what is killing the nation. Justice is justice no matter where it's practiced.
Nyansasem 10 years ago
"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace – but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! ... read full comment
"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace – but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!-- Patrick Henry
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Dr. SAS, this piece needs to be written in gold and place in front of the Supreme Court to honor Justice Cecelia Koranteng Addow, Justice Sarkodie and Justice Agyepong. They have died in vain and the lawyers that sit in the supreme court, pass by their statues and Bar Association should be ashamed of themselves. May be law schools should be abolished in our country and let our elders or chiefs take over our courts.
I wonder if the people will cry and demand justice should anything untoward happen to those cowards parading themselves as justices in the Supreme Court as they did in the case of those 3 Judges who were murdered. What Atuguba and co are saying is this, the 3 judges should have shut up and let peace prevail, instead of fighting for freedom and justice for the ordinary people.
Yes, you are right, freedom and justice should not be slaughtered on the altar of peace. I have said, those who are supporting this backward mentality by our supreme court judges are doing so because they only think of their party that is in power or tribe because their man is the President and the presiding judge of the SC where this stupidity is emanating from.
And oh yes, the judges have become the supreme gods in our country. When you start wearing those robes like monks with 10 lb horse hair on your head and people start bowing to you and calling you, "your honor, my lord," what do you expect? Did you not realize the power they have to draw as many "final touchlines" they want? What about the power to "strike" differently; one for the "mere you" people like Ken Kuranchie and another for the "highly placed" individuals like Sir John?
I do cry for my people who will be on the receiving end from these Negro Ass Crackers on the Supreme Court. At that time, they will understand why Patrick Henry preferred Liberty to anything; without liberty, death is what he wanted and not peace.
Thank you for your piece.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 10 years ago
Dr SAS, you raised a number of important issues in your article such the the law of contempt in Ghana, due process, etc. However, you let your well written article down by your emotive language. It is unfortunate you describe ... read full comment
Dr SAS, you raised a number of important issues in your article such the the law of contempt in Ghana, due process, etc. However, you let your well written article down by your emotive language. It is unfortunate you described the Justices as rogue judges.
I am one of those who questioned the jailing of citizens and the nature of the trial by the Supreme Court for a number of reasons. I also used to believe that Ghana's peace will not be disturbed after the verdict and there was no need for all the noise about peace until last night when I heard the Chairman of the Peace Council on Vox Africa television's weekly programme "Focus on Ghana". I realised the risk is real.
The problem in Ghana is that, there is too much indiscipline and someone must enforce the rules, regulations and laws, otherwise, Ghana could be doomed. I also appreciate that it is dangerous for any of the three arms of government (The Executive, Legislature and the Judiciary)to become too powerful, especially, if that arm is not acting within the confines of rule of law.
You made mention of your criticism of a US Supreme Court decision in your doctoral dissertation. Cam you compare that to what Sir John and others did? Yours was after the trial and a final decision had been handed down. Could you have done the same thing whilst the trial was ongoing at the US Supreme Court?
You also referred to challenging judges in court. I assume this is done when you are an attorney representing a client. If I am right, can you compare that to what Sir John and other did? It is not unusual for attorneys to challenge judges in court. Indeed, that is what trial is about. Attorneys do not only defend their clients but also challenge the prosecutor, the law and judges who interpret and apply the law in court by way of the defence they put up. That is the norm and not the exception.
We should definitely question and debate what is happening at the Supreme Court but we must be candid with our language. In fact, my view is that the best time to subject the whole petition hearing(the lawyers and the judges and the decisions) to critical analysis would be after the final verdict. It will be unhelpful to attack individual Justices and we should refrain from that.
A. Nyamaa 10 years ago
Shall we all keep quite while people lose thir liberties? Is that what we are supposed to do?
Some of these matters have been decided already. The judgements in Kuranchie, Atubiga and Awuku are now part of our legal histor ... read full comment
Shall we all keep quite while people lose thir liberties? Is that what we are supposed to do?
Some of these matters have been decided already. The judgements in Kuranchie, Atubiga and Awuku are now part of our legal history and it is legitimate to hold them to scrutiny, my friend.
Kojo T 10 years ago
I am shocked by Dr SAS essay . How can our instittions have credibility with such an essay on the world stage "Given that Atuguba can hardly express himself in intelligible English, one wonders what type of legal argument and ... read full comment
I am shocked by Dr SAS essay . How can our instittions have credibility with such an essay on the world stage "Given that Atuguba can hardly express himself in intelligible English, one wonders what type of legal argument and judicial precedent he would have used to justify his verdict were he challenged to detail such argument in a written opinion. And given his clear ignorance of the nature and scope of freedom of speech, one wonders if the man reads any law books beyond his caveman’s texts acquired two score years ago. And all these should not be surprising about the character called Atuguba, having achieved fast-track promotion through dubious appointment by a leader whose grasp of the law was virtually non-existent. Indeed, if one looks at the comedy of amnesia being put out by former Justice Kpegah, one is not left in doubt that our justice system is inhabited by half-baked scholars who were imposed on the country by leaders who had no vision of qualitative justice for Ghan
How can you say this about your fellow legal persons?
DusTY-FooT-pHiloSophER 10 years ago
Massa, you and I are on the same page on this one la. In fact, the word out is “trade responsibly or get off our country and go seek refuge in Mongolia for all we care.” Now, nobody is toying with anyone’s civil liberty ... read full comment
Massa, you and I are on the same page on this one la. In fact, the word out is “trade responsibly or get off our country and go seek refuge in Mongolia for all we care.” Now, nobody is toying with anyone’s civil liberty in our part of town. So then, why is it so difficult for people to understand this simple but, yet common sense jargon, really beats my brains bananas. Here, you have a whole group of people claiming to have champion democracy in Ghana.
But, visit the bitter part of the legislature enshrine in the same law constituting the very democratic institutions they claimed to have helped build or pioneered on them and a whole class of characters come surfacing with their own legislative remedy to get their guys off the hook. Haven’t we read this story so many times from their corridors already?
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Dr. SAS please will you name just one lawyer in the US who has threaten the life of the Suprime Court Judges of the US of A?
Dr. SAS please will you name just one lawyer in the US who has threaten the life of the Suprime Court Judges of the US of A?
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Dear Dr. SAS it's almost 24 hours now and I am still waiting for you to name just one lawyer in the USA to support your long article written in perfect english. Name just one please.
Dear Dr. SAS it's almost 24 hours now and I am still waiting for you to name just one lawyer in the USA to support your long article written in perfect english. Name just one please.
PKA 10 years ago
Justice Atuguba may not be an English Professor, but you are not exactly an authority in the language yourself, are you? Last sentence in paragraph one goes: "Sir John had described Justices Atuguba as selective and hypocrit ... read full comment
Justice Atuguba may not be an English Professor, but you are not exactly an authority in the language yourself, are you? Last sentence in paragraph one goes: "Sir John had described Justices Atuguba as selective and hypocritical in their dispensation of justice..."
How does that make sense? The self-proclaimed "king of grammar" making such basic grammatical errors! That is why he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones.
If you disagree with how the court handled certain issues, why don't you focus on that instead of attacking Justice Atuguba's proficiency in the English language?
EZEKIEL 10 years ago
Many a time,one gets the IMPRESSION that our Ghanaian-american profs and Attorneys think UNTIL they qualified with their Law Studies, NOBODY EVER practised Law in Ghana!!There are too many "flying Horses"in the air.
Kofi Ata ... read full comment
Many a time,one gets the IMPRESSION that our Ghanaian-american profs and Attorneys think UNTIL they qualified with their Law Studies, NOBODY EVER practised Law in Ghana!!There are too many "flying Horses"in the air.
Kofi Ata and PKA,thank you!!
Boy Alinko 10 years ago
we shall monitor your movement and as soon as you arrive in Ghana you will explain yourself to the SC Judges.
So do not try and come to Ghana ok?
we shall monitor your movement and as soon as you arrive in Ghana you will explain yourself to the SC Judges.
So do not try and come to Ghana ok?
Dr Do little 10 years ago
why can you say this such a stupid thing. why dont u monitor your own movement. you are very stupid man who doesnt wonna face the truth. truth is always bitter. thank you Dr
why can you say this such a stupid thing. why dont u monitor your own movement. you are very stupid man who doesnt wonna face the truth. truth is always bitter. thank you Dr
Naana 10 years ago
I very much agree with your opinion. i felt they had no way of defending them selves, if they did they will be automatically imprisoned. this is very sad for democracy and freedom of speech. i felt Justice Atuguba took the wh ... read full comment
I very much agree with your opinion. i felt they had no way of defending them selves, if they did they will be automatically imprisoned. this is very sad for democracy and freedom of speech. i felt Justice Atuguba took the whole issue too personal
Baffour. London 10 years ago
Dr you have hit the nail right at the top. Am not a lawyer but the way these supreme court judges are doing is very bad and I think is about time someone takes them on. Am glad you taken them on, and I plead that you write pe ... read full comment
Dr you have hit the nail right at the top. Am not a lawyer but the way these supreme court judges are doing is very bad and I think is about time someone takes them on. Am glad you taken them on, and I plead that you write personally to Ghana bar association and also the chief Justice since you are a lawyer. If care is not taken this half bake judge like Atubuga will use the power they don't have to silence everyone to express his views. I hope you will do this for mother Ghana. Thank you
kanawu 10 years ago
these same NDC FOLKS who killed the judges are asking other judges to rule in their favor. Maybe these judges will remember fellow judges who became victims of this NDC Party.
these same NDC FOLKS who killed the judges are asking other judges to rule in their favor. Maybe these judges will remember fellow judges who became victims of this NDC Party.
oregun , usa 10 years ago
ANOTHER STUPID IDIOT
ANOTHER STUPID IDIOT
George 10 years ago
If i may ask,which party sent the matter to court.
If i may ask,which party sent the matter to court.
seidu 10 years ago
You are hiding in Texas writing nonsense come to Ghana and face atuguba. Idiot
You are hiding in Texas writing nonsense come to Ghana and face atuguba. Idiot
Kofi Boateng 10 years ago
I think your article is excellent and gives insight to people who sincerely want to study law and know it. I think that our law practitioners ought to be bold and shun cowardice to prevent one person or a group of persons fro ... read full comment
I think your article is excellent and gives insight to people who sincerely want to study law and know it. I think that our law practitioners ought to be bold and shun cowardice to prevent one person or a group of persons from usurping the powers of the state to reintroduce the culture of silence. Wish Ghana has ten lawyers like you. Awwww mother Ghana, kafra
Ewusi 10 years ago
If people do not respect the Liberty they have,freedom they live in would be injured. So our freedom should be such we insult judges on the bench?,where is the difference human beings and animals if Liberty go wayward.
If people do not respect the Liberty they have,freedom they live in would be injured. So our freedom should be such we insult judges on the bench?,where is the difference human beings and animals if Liberty go wayward.
Facebook lawyer 10 years ago
You have not yet regretted. Be prepared for firework on this reckless article. People like you who call yourselves doctor of law are rather more porous than laymen. You compare apples with because you believe they are all fru ... read full comment
You have not yet regretted. Be prepared for firework on this reckless article. People like you who call yourselves doctor of law are rather more porous than laymen. You compare apples with because you believe they are all fruits, so sad. Challenging justices/judges in US courts is not the same as insulting and threatening them with death in a potentially volatile developing societies like Ghana. What is extra ordinary about the type of English you have written that you childishly pass judgement on HL Atuguba's ability to express himself in English. I tell you what he communicates in court is well understood by we Ghanaians and that is what matters. This is the essence of communication and not your thinking. Am just sad because so-called doctors like you slaving in foreign countries can't even think beyond your noses, sorry! What a pity.
me 10 years ago
You couldn't have put it better. This is a clear case of comparing apples with oranges. If the author can bring out a case in Ghana where a supreme court decision or action was criticized by an individual who ended up being d ... read full comment
You couldn't have put it better. This is a clear case of comparing apples with oranges. If the author can bring out a case in Ghana where a supreme court decision or action was criticized by an individual who ended up being dragged to court to answer contempt charges then I will try reading the article again. The author is completely oblivious of the context of those charges. And if dragging people who criticize the SC before the court was the norm why will Atuguba have to draw a touchline before starting such a process. Sadly too, we forget that Atuguba speaks for the rest of the judges sitting on the case - I don't think that touchline was a unilateral decision. There are times when reason rather than theories ought to guide our conduct and I think the SC has succeeded in calming the airwaves and eased the tension within the public. The author leaves in Texas and so I understand why he does not care about whatever happens after verdict is pronounced. God punish all such self-centered individuals.
Kwame - Ivy Attorney -San Diego 10 years ago
YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!! TYPICAL AFRICAN "BOTTOM FEEDER" ENVIOUS OF WHAT OTHERS HAVE ATTAINED, AND YOU CAN'T!! I'M OFTEN AMAZED OF THE WAY SOME FOLKS PUT FORTH THEIR WAY OF THINKING ON THIS SITE!! A TRULY SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS!! NO ... read full comment
YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!! TYPICAL AFRICAN "BOTTOM FEEDER" ENVIOUS OF WHAT OTHERS HAVE ATTAINED, AND YOU CAN'T!! I'M OFTEN AMAZED OF THE WAY SOME FOLKS PUT FORTH THEIR WAY OF THINKING ON THIS SITE!! A TRULY SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS!! NO WONDER AFRICA IS IN THE STATE IT'S IN!! THE FEW WHO STAND UP WITHOUT FEAR TO EXPRESS THEIR INDEPENDENT WAY OF THINKING, ARE OFTEN VILLIFIED, OFTEN BY FOLKS FILLED WITH UTTER ENVY OF THEIR COMPATRIOTS WHO HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL EVEN IN "FOREIGN LANDS!!" WHAT A SHAME!!! GO FIGURE!!
Uncle Mends, Takoradi 10 years ago
-Wrong; for comparing U.S. with Ghana.
-Wrong; because many Americans have given up their liberties for security. A case in point- NSA wiretapping vrs Edward Snowden.
-Wrong; for delivering a "low blow" by saying Justi ... read full comment
-Wrong; for comparing U.S. with Ghana.
-Wrong; because many Americans have given up their liberties for security. A case in point- NSA wiretapping vrs Edward Snowden.
-Wrong; for delivering a "low blow" by saying Justice Atuguba "can hardly express himself in intelligible English".
Right; I agree with the writer - the law of contempt needs to revisited by Parliament. Parliament create laws and Judges interpret them. In this case it appears the Judges are creating and interpreting laws. Though their actions may be seen as protecting the nation from chaos or violence, it sets a bad precedent.
Humanity 10 years ago
It easy to critisized your fellow human being for his/her shortcomings. If you are task with the work of Atuguba, Would you be able to contain the rest of the judges, let alone the court room and the entire nation?. Being a ... read full comment
It easy to critisized your fellow human being for his/her shortcomings. If you are task with the work of Atuguba, Would you be able to contain the rest of the judges, let alone the court room and the entire nation?. Being a doctor is not an exception.
Everyone can be a doctor, chief, king
enz. but been a human being is difficult, if not the most difficult.
Beside his occupation as supreme court Judge Atuguba epitomised human being. Due to his discerment he is trying to prevent anarchy and chaos in Ghana. I think this is the essence of our education.
Don't be proud of something which is not your's.You are blaming Atuguba of not being able to express him self in your Englis language, because you belong to Queen,s family. The essence of communication is those who you convey your message to understand your message.
Talking about democracy, the people
accept and adhere to the ongoing proces , who are you as an individual
to impose them your dicttatorial view.
You are bedazzeld by your parochial intrest. Your types are dangerous to mankind.
Kosoko 10 years ago
Thank you brother. Couldn't said it better
Thank you brother. Couldn't said it better
Kwadwo 10 years ago
Even in the US, a lawyer can not get away for calling a judge names. A lawyer in every jurisdiction in the US will be disciplined by the bar if the lawyer disrespects the court.concerning matters before it. You are not the ... read full comment
Even in the US, a lawyer can not get away for calling a judge names. A lawyer in every jurisdiction in the US will be disciplined by the bar if the lawyer disrespects the court.concerning matters before it. You are not the the only Ghanaian practising law in the US so cut out this bull you just wrote. By the way, unless you have a JSD, don't call yourself a Doctor. It is a faux pas.
Dey 10 years ago
Check the level of pedigree of these justice before comparing apples with bananas ignorantly concluding that they are all fruits. I expected you as a PhD holder to be more incisive in your analysis taking into consideration ... read full comment
Check the level of pedigree of these justice before comparing apples with bananas ignorantly concluding that they are all fruits. I expected you as a PhD holder to be more incisive in your analysis taking into consideration contextual issues. In Texas if you insult a judge like sir John did, somebody may even shoot you unawares. We know issues the issues.
JUDA 10 years ago
DR,I LIKE YOUR ENGLISH BUT I THINK YOU WENT TOO FAR IN CONDEMNING ATUGUBA.IF THE WHOLE WORLD WORLD SHOULD READ YOUR ARTICLE, 98% WILL CONDEMN YOU.THE WORLD IS A PLACE.
DR,I LIKE YOUR ENGLISH BUT I THINK YOU WENT TOO FAR IN CONDEMNING ATUGUBA.IF THE WHOLE WORLD WORLD SHOULD READ YOUR ARTICLE, 98% WILL CONDEMN YOU.THE WORLD IS A PLACE.
Kwaku Azar 10 years ago
on that Supreme Court. It was embarrassing to watch a judge screaming like a madman and a lawyer telling him to calm down to control his blood pressure.
What happened in Court had nothing to do with legal process. It was j ... read full comment
on that Supreme Court. It was embarrassing to watch a judge screaming like a madman and a lawyer telling him to calm down to control his blood pressure.
What happened in Court had nothing to do with legal process. It was just an exercise in massaging the bloated egos of 9 justices to save the terrified accused persons from an arbitrary custodial sentence.
This Court is worse than the Public Tribunals
GAWUKO 10 years ago
I wonder what you would do if someone insulted you with unprintable words. Would your pressure stay normal and you yourself remained calm? People will think you are an imbecile if you did that just to be pleasant. So let us a ... read full comment
I wonder what you would do if someone insulted you with unprintable words. Would your pressure stay normal and you yourself remained calm? People will think you are an imbecile if you did that just to be pleasant. So let us also look at the context of the "offence" whiles judging or condemning Atuguba. He is neither god nor are we angels.
A. Nyamaa 10 years ago
I made a similar comment yesterday on this forum.
It is pathetic.
Justice Atuguba behaves like and angry demi-god who must be pacified.
More worryingly he smells the blood of his stricken foes and gloats in his awesome p ... read full comment
I made a similar comment yesterday on this forum.
It is pathetic.
Justice Atuguba behaves like and angry demi-god who must be pacified.
More worryingly he smells the blood of his stricken foes and gloats in his awesome powers. He delights in humiliating his victims before passing sentence. Guilt is established long before the contemnor appears before the court. on this particular occasion the contemnor were oly being asked to show why prison sentence should not be imposed. What a charade? How much more liberty can the cousrt take?
The Bar Association is a disgrace and their members are united in a nauseating bid to protect the credibilty of this Court. "Turkeys don't vote for Christmas.
Ayikoi-Otoo, now celebrated as the most prolific lawyer, behaved like a chief priest to a deity who was only there to offer blood sacrifice as propitiation to appease the the 9- anger-stricken "gods"
His clients' guilt was alreagy established and there was no legal advocacy available. All there was left, it seems was grovelling and mitigation.
There is now a long wait (14 days)within which every citizen must do obeisance to the Atuguba deity.
Critism of the judgements handed down by this court is now treated like fixed penalty offences for which, it seems,no defence is available. Yet in most civilised jurisdictions, fixed penalty offences are clearly defined and the tariffs are clear.
Amma 10 years ago
Public Tribunals is exactly what Atuguba wants, not an enlightened court in a democracy. I wonder where he was in the PNDC days, seeing as he now laments of some perceived standards falling because of political parties. I bel ... read full comment
Public Tribunals is exactly what Atuguba wants, not an enlightened court in a democracy. I wonder where he was in the PNDC days, seeing as he now laments of some perceived standards falling because of political parties. I believe what he yearns for is to bring back the Rawlings' PNDC days and him the head of it all so he can put the fear of human gods in poor Ghanaians. The sick joke of the Supreme Court of Begging Ghana.
Mister 10 years ago
Don't you know Rawlings put him and Kpegah there after he organized the abduction and murder of the Akan Judges?
Don't you know Rawlings put him and Kpegah there after he organized the abduction and murder of the Akan Judges?
Ako 10 years ago
Azar is still srugling to justify his intemperate language.After the humiliation of his GS by Atuguda,he has been all noise but making no sence.The unanimous verdict is that this humiliation is far better than making a an npp ... read full comment
Azar is still srugling to justify his intemperate language.After the humiliation of his GS by Atuguda,he has been all noise but making no sence.The unanimous verdict is that this humiliation is far better than making a an npp matyr of him.As an ex convict he will live with that badge of honor for he rest of his days.
As for SAS like a typical npp with undeserve airs of arrogance and pompousity,his write up deserves to be treated with scorn for that is what it is.
I can hardly take some one who alleges that an order of the sc of US can be treated with scorn without consequences serious.That is a blatant lie for it will not only undermine the intergrity of the court but the rule of law in that country.
SAS last paragra showed the depth of his arrogance and self styled bravado at court.I don't think the picture he painted could be taken lightly by any well meanig judge more so a judge of the supreme court of America.
oregun , usa 10 years ago
YU DID NOT SPEAK OR WROTE LIKE AN INTELIGENT DOCTOR OF LAW, NO HOME SENSE OR STREET SMART , THE JUDGES DID A GOOD JOB, PSE YUR ARTICLE DOESNT MAKE SENSE, AND YUVE INSULTED ALL GHANAIANS, YU ARE VERY STUPID AND DONT HAVE ANY S ... read full comment
YU DID NOT SPEAK OR WROTE LIKE AN INTELIGENT DOCTOR OF LAW, NO HOME SENSE OR STREET SMART , THE JUDGES DID A GOOD JOB, PSE YUR ARTICLE DOESNT MAKE SENSE, AND YUVE INSULTED ALL GHANAIANS, YU ARE VERY STUPID AND DONT HAVE ANY SENSE . DID ANYONE WROTE YUR THESIS?
Preacher 10 years ago
You are a fool. I think some of you when you read the books to an extend you become stupid. Are you comparing US to Ghana? This tells me how low you are in your practice as a lawyer in US. Shame on you.
You are a fool. I think some of you when you read the books to an extend you become stupid. Are you comparing US to Ghana? This tells me how low you are in your practice as a lawyer in US. Shame on you.
Kweku 10 years ago
You are more of a coward than any other person in this country.
You are more of a coward than any other person in this country.
Okoe 10 years ago
It is not so much that SC judge want to be anything. Remember Rhwanda, it is such utterances of chopping people's head off that inspires people to do the unthinkable. It is time for someone to stand up to say enough is enoug ... read full comment
It is not so much that SC judge want to be anything. Remember Rhwanda, it is such utterances of chopping people's head off that inspires people to do the unthinkable. It is time for someone to stand up to say enough is enough to put a stop to such inflammatory
Statements. I am disappointed by your write up
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Yes Rhwanda.That is what some bloated egos in NPP and NDC including Dr. SAS want to be visited on Ghana.
Yes Rhwanda.That is what some bloated egos in NPP and NDC including Dr. SAS want to be visited on Ghana.
A. Nyamaa 10 years ago
No, Nobody wants Rwanda in Ghana.
Akuffo Addo, even if he wanted, cannot turn Ghana into Rwanda. A man intent on visiting mayhem on his country will not go to court first.
The idea that somehow after judgement has been pa ... read full comment
No, Nobody wants Rwanda in Ghana.
Akuffo Addo, even if he wanted, cannot turn Ghana into Rwanda. A man intent on visiting mayhem on his country will not go to court first.
The idea that somehow after judgement has been passed, somebody can instruct his supporters to turn Ghana into Rwanda is preposterous and those who claim this nightmare scenario know it. It is deliberate ploy to create a phantom threat and amass the preconditions to clampdown on individual liberty.
Yesterday, George Bush and Tony Blair created and exxagerated a threat that never was and used it as a pretext to slaughter close to a million people in Iraq.
To use the perceived threat of civil strife after the petition has been determined is bogey. The threat is neither real, present nor imminent.
Ghana is not Rwanda. Let us put more civic education in place so that we can tolerate other people's cultures and views without feeling threatened. but by all means let us have a trusworthy security service that we can all rely on to keep the peace and Ghana together.
Ghanaman 10 years ago
How can this animal called samuel adjei sarfo ,the ever imbecile,mad,useless,aimless and al-qaeda open its mouth like its mother`s ass and make such analogy?Does it think its brain works better than that of the whole Ghnanaia ... read full comment
How can this animal called samuel adjei sarfo ,the ever imbecile,mad,useless,aimless and al-qaeda open its mouth like its mother`s ass and make such analogy?Does it think its brain works better than that of the whole Ghnanaian legal brain put together? If it thinks it knows better it should go to White House and be US Attorney.If it calls itself a man it should come to Ghana and say these none sense.How can this animal live among men?I believe no Patriotic ghananaian will take this foolish-idiot seriously.
jersey boy 10 years ago
Dr. sarfo you are very wrong in your comparison,analyses and concusions.
we in ghana, understands the english language JUSTICE ATUGUBA speaks and writes. you are comparing 200 plus years of judicial development to 56 year ... read full comment
Dr. sarfo you are very wrong in your comparison,analyses and concusions.
we in ghana, understands the english language JUSTICE ATUGUBA speaks and writes. you are comparing 200 plus years of judicial development to 56 years( minus the military govts). US judicial system speaks it's own language.justice Atuguba lives in ghana and speaks to ghanaians. not people in America. you try to understand him the same way the American judges tries hard to understand your accent laced english.YOU KNOW THE DIFFICULTIES OF LANGUAGE even in America
Mister 10 years ago
You need free senior high school education
You need free senior high school education
Michael 10 years ago
I'm surprised you hold a PHD because the poverty of thought you have displayed in this piece is shocking indeed.
I'm surprised you hold a PHD because the poverty of thought you have displayed in this piece is shocking indeed.
Kwame - Ivy Attorney -San Diego 10 years ago
Michael - YOU'RE DISPLAYING YOUR OWN IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY!! "Poverty of Thought"? I BET YOU COULDN'T WRITE OUT ANY "Enriching Thought" IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT!! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO WRITE AS A REBUTTAL? NOTHING!! A PURE ... read full comment
Michael - YOU'RE DISPLAYING YOUR OWN IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY!! "Poverty of Thought"? I BET YOU COULDN'T WRITE OUT ANY "Enriching Thought" IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT!! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO WRITE AS A REBUTTAL? NOTHING!! A PURE DUNCE, BOTTOM FEEDER, ENVIOUS OF SOMEONE'S HIGH ACHIEVEMENT!! GO GET A FUCKING LIFE!!
A. Nyamaa 10 years ago
Michael
Even though I disagree vehemently with you on the position you have taken on this matter, I respect your view.
Please pipe down and don't denigrate the man's Ph.D
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Michael
Even though I disagree vehemently with you on the position you have taken on this matter, I respect your view.
Please pipe down and don't denigrate the man's Ph.D
Wouldn't it be a disaster if we all agreed that a court, any court, is entitled to throw people into jail for criticms of the Court?
I can understand a court taking preventative action to stop a man from disrupting its proceedings within the coutroom. When Judges now begin to read newspapers and listen to radio stations for critism of itself with a view to incarcerating people then we are in trouble.
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Nyamaa did you hear Sir John threatening the lives of some of the judges.Life threads are not just criticisms.
Nyamaa did you hear Sir John threatening the lives of some of the judges.Life threads are not just criticisms.
A. Nyamaa 10 years ago
Sorry, Baffour but I did not understand Sir John as threatening anybody. An admonition to be careful cannot be tantamount to a threat. Kuranchie did not threaten and Awuku did not either.
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Sorry, Baffour but I did not understand Sir John as threatening anybody. An admonition to be careful cannot be tantamount to a threat. Kuranchie did not threaten and Awuku did not either.
Adorye threatened but quite clearly his threat was not aimed at the justices and his matter was a question for law enforcement and the state security.
Look, depriving a man of his liberty is a serious matter and it cannot be for a judge feeling offended or abused even.
When Dr. Raymond Atuguba asserted publicly, without any proof that Judges of the Superior Courts are bribe takers, was he in contempt or not?
Did you hear about "killing a cat" by Kwabena Adjei, NDC Chairman?
Have a very nice day
Baffour Agyemang 10 years ago
Mr Nyamaa do you sincerely believe admonition to be carefull should be of ones life? Are we in the business of equalization or forcefully looking at issues on thier merrit.
Mr Nyamaa do you sincerely believe admonition to be carefull should be of ones life? Are we in the business of equalization or forcefully looking at issues on thier merrit.
ADELE PALMAS. 10 years ago
Dr Adjei Sarfo,you are hundred percent
right.WHEN DID ATUGUBA'S WORD BECAME LAW
If the truth lies betwwen the legs of
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Dr Adjei Sarfo,you are hundred percent
right.WHEN DID ATUGUBA'S WORD BECAME LAW
If the truth lies betwwen the legs of
your mother and you must fish for it with what constitute your manhood you cannot be accused of having ficked her.
Adjoa Sarfo 10 years ago
Dr. Sarfo, the arrogance posture with which you are postulating you "achievements" in US courts over criticisms of judges without any repercussions, I believe delineates you from the realization that laws are location as well ... read full comment
Dr. Sarfo, the arrogance posture with which you are postulating you "achievements" in US courts over criticisms of judges without any repercussions, I believe delineates you from the realization that laws are location as well as circumstance specific. I can never imagine you understanding for instance why Scottish men would be wearing skirts on certains ocassions. That for me portrays you as someone with a sharply orientated narrow view of what you even think you do best. After the environment in which you have probably stayed the whole of your life has molded you to its circumstances and understanding of human behaviour, I think you will have no problem believing that homosexuality and lesbianism is perfectly natural and the law of the jungle is what prevails in Ghana. Please take the wake up call and get to know that the US and Ghana are two totally different countries, under different circumstances and with completely different laws. Have a good day.
PKA 10 years ago
Well said, Adjoa. If SAS thinks he knows better than the SC, why doesn't he go to Ghana and tell them his piece of mind? Is he afraid of being in contempt? Of course, I've forgotten that his "bravery" and insolence do not ... read full comment
Well said, Adjoa. If SAS thinks he knows better than the SC, why doesn't he go to Ghana and tell them his piece of mind? Is he afraid of being in contempt? Of course, I've forgotten that his "bravery" and insolence do not extend beyond the four walls of his home, hiding behind a computer.
Facebook lawyer 10 years ago
If you write a useless article you would end up irrationally fighting all comments with different identity, lol! It is only narrow minded people who wouldn't see anything wrong with this useless article. It not surprising suc ... read full comment
If you write a useless article you would end up irrationally fighting all comments with different identity, lol! It is only narrow minded people who wouldn't see anything wrong with this useless article. It not surprising such low grade individuals resort to insults, a clear manifestation of their frustration. Poor them! Hahahaha ha!
jim 10 years ago
i have my doubts about your credibility as a doctor of law.And it is for one reason that you could in your write up differenciate between criticism of a decision of a court of law and blatant insults of judges sitting on a ca ... read full comment
i have my doubts about your credibility as a doctor of law.And it is for one reason that you could in your write up differenciate between criticism of a decision of a court of law and blatant insults of judges sitting on a case and to the extent if one party wins the case their heads will be cut off. Try this on any court in the US and earn your praises.
Amma 10 years ago
Hear hear..Mr Adjei Sarfo! I spent two nights in a police cell in Ghana for challenging a police officer who used a false traffic offence charge as a way of obtaining bribe. I became an 'enemy of the state' in fact Bradley Ma ... read full comment
Hear hear..Mr Adjei Sarfo! I spent two nights in a police cell in Ghana for challenging a police officer who used a false traffic offence charge as a way of obtaining bribe. I became an 'enemy of the state' in fact Bradley Manning proportions. I was a woman who had the effrontery to question. The injustice of the whole affair was lost on the lawyers etc. They wanted me to show remorse for challenging the authorities to settle the case. I stood my ground but from that point on, I was resolved that Ghana could never be a country to die for. As it goes ‘all men are born free and will forever want to remain free’ - I certainly would, but not many million Ghanaians or African who would rather be oppressed!
Kosoko 10 years ago
Common sense is common but not common to all people irrespective of their intellectual attainment.
First, the article did not show any scholarly critique to the Supreme Court's Pursuit of contempt of Court. It did not eve ... read full comment
Common sense is common but not common to all people irrespective of their intellectual attainment.
First, the article did not show any scholarly critique to the Supreme Court's Pursuit of contempt of Court. It did not even display the importance of free speech in contrast to how the Supreme Court is applying contempt of court let alone doing a due diligence to the intent of the court for applying the rule of contempt of court.
An attempt to measure people's eloquence in the English language and their career profile and using these opinionated characteristics to subject them to abuse to demonstrate to all honorable folks in the legal circles that free speech is being undermined in Ghana is indeed nothing but an exhibit of lazy intellectual exercise.
Indeed, claiming to be legal luminary is not only to be familiar to statutory codes and provisions but its practical and common sense application is what matters. Did Dr. Adjei Asafo even consider the quantum of the US security spending relative to the security threat in Ghana before this analysis which seems to be clouded by frustration?
In any case, why did he not come down to defend Sir John against these (in his mind) dim witted Supreme Court judges as a demonstration of someone with excessive legal prowess. Only cowards would take Dr. Adjei Sarfo's path.
Joni 10 years ago
Kosoko, you're right. Sarfo-Adjei is more interested in insulting the judges and showing that he knows more than them than really addressing the legal issues involved. It would have been far better for him to demonstrate the ... read full comment
Kosoko, you're right. Sarfo-Adjei is more interested in insulting the judges and showing that he knows more than them than really addressing the legal issues involved. It would have been far better for him to demonstrate the legal or judicial grounds on which Atuguba is wrong or misinterprets the prevailing law. Then commentators can take him up on those grounds or those who do not understand the legal grounds will now see it and be better informed.
But the man, Sarfo, is extremely good good at insulting people and condemning others!!!
Kosoko 10 years ago
You have summarised it best brother!
You have summarised it best brother!
A. Nyamaa 10 years ago
Are we meant to fear the supreme court?
Are we meant to fear the supreme court?
Kosoko 10 years ago
Not all, but I expect him to face the court intellectually but not to hide behind a computer and abuse judges
Not all, but I expect him to face the court intellectually but not to hide behind a computer and abuse judges
Joni 10 years ago
Agree with you there too, Kosoko. The thing is not to be afraid of the SC judges. It is to challenge them on concrete, legal (intellectual) grounds, NOT TO ABUSE!
Agree with you there too, Kosoko. The thing is not to be afraid of the SC judges. It is to challenge them on concrete, legal (intellectual) grounds, NOT TO ABUSE!
Kwobia,Toronto 10 years ago
Some arrogant self serving fool.What a piece of
garbage.
Some arrogant self serving fool.What a piece of
garbage.
Ghanaba 10 years ago
For your information, Sir John is a lawyer of repute who should have known better that in jurisprudence, you can not comment on a matter before a court of law, worst of all single out a member of the panel that was appointed ... read full comment
For your information, Sir John is a lawyer of repute who should have known better that in jurisprudence, you can not comment on a matter before a court of law, worst of all single out a member of the panel that was appointed by the Chief Justice of Ghana and attack him personally for taking decisions as if he elected himself.It is based on this and other reasons why everybody criticized what Sir John and Adorye did. I think you are a big disgrace to your profession for displaying your ignorance of how the justice system works in Ghana.
What made you think that Ghanaians are weak simply because they approve of the actions taken by the Supreme court? You can use your obnoxious law in the US to defend homosexuals, not here in Ghana. Thank goodness, ICT.
has made it possible for you to hide behind the computer and talk absolute trash.To expose your naivity, Dr. of law or Dr. of ROT, Sir John was fined 5000 Cedis and not 3000 Cedis as you put it. This should tell you that you are also not perfect after all.
Kosoko 10 years ago
Brother, even Justice Atuguba's English is perfectly intelligible. He only tries to speak like an African but not to mimic the American ascent Dr Adjei Sarfo is familiar with. People of Justice Atuguba's generation and the ge ... read full comment
Brother, even Justice Atuguba's English is perfectly intelligible. He only tries to speak like an African but not to mimic the American ascent Dr Adjei Sarfo is familiar with. People of Justice Atuguba's generation and the generation before him are proud of African way of doing things. I guess, Dr. Adjei Sarfo would also say persons like Nkrumah and Mandela are not articulate in English. Intellectual Arrogance is a disease !
Yaw Mensah 10 years ago
I can understand why Ghanaians are lauding the SC judges for cracking the whip and no one cares about how that whip is cracked. We are a people who are afraid to stand up and challenge misuse of authority. No wonder military ... read full comment
I can understand why Ghanaians are lauding the SC judges for cracking the whip and no one cares about how that whip is cracked. We are a people who are afraid to stand up and challenge misuse of authority. No wonder military adventurers succeeded in cowing us into submission. We will soon create a monster out of this animal called 'contempt' and when we cry for help no one will be able to rescue us. Hail to the 'gods'.
Azaato 10 years ago
The tea kettle calling the pot black? The writer says Justice Atuguba cannot express himself in intelligible and yet goes on to write, "After half century of obscurity and latent obscurantism...". What could that mean?
The tea kettle calling the pot black? The writer says Justice Atuguba cannot express himself in intelligible and yet goes on to write, "After half century of obscurity and latent obscurantism...". What could that mean?
Mister 10 years ago
Mate get more education for you to understand. That is a learned lawyer's language.
Mate get more education for you to understand. That is a learned lawyer's language.
Kobena 10 years ago
Sam,
This is an interesting piece, but I am sure that many people on the forum are going to take you to the cleaners! It is all symptomatic of failed education system from kindergarten to university level. The text books, ... read full comment
Sam,
This is an interesting piece, but I am sure that many people on the forum are going to take you to the cleaners! It is all symptomatic of failed education system from kindergarten to university level. The text books, journals are all archaic. Some lecturers have celloptaped their notes from the time of Adam, and are still dictating them to their students.
A friend of mine who visited a university in Ghana a little while ago says, "the students want you to repeat your cough, so they can write it down." There is very little independent critical thnking. I have recently examined MSc thesis that read like my essays back in secondary school!
It shows in every aspect of our nattional life. That is what makes it possible for GYEEDA, EOCO, Woyome, and others to happen. A minister that is scheduled to give a speech at a function does not even bother to read through her speech or carry a copy along. She goes to the function and displays uncouth behaviour and people support her.
Unfortuntely, while the concepts of freedom you have written about existed at the time of Sir Arku Korsah and Edward Akufo-Addo, they are now completely alien to Ghanaians, as we grapple with Stone Age notions!
AUTO 10 years ago
Some aspects of the piece could have been better; less abusive, but in all, a good one. I'm a lay person but very surprised that this is happening in Ghana. He's behaving like a school headmaster dismissing students without ... read full comment
Some aspects of the piece could have been better; less abusive, but in all, a good one. I'm a lay person but very surprised that this is happening in Ghana. He's behaving like a school headmaster dismissing students without informimg the parents firs
SUMBRUNGU 10 years ago
A junior high school pupil would've done a lot better
A junior high school pupil would've done a lot better
Akwasi ( London) 10 years ago
Thankfully I am not a lawyer. However I think that quite apart from self promotion and publicity which his article has earned him Mr Sarfo has got himself in a twist somehow.
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Thankfully I am not a lawyer. However I think that quite apart from self promotion and publicity which his article has earned him Mr Sarfo has got himself in a twist somehow.
The so called Sir John and his assistant were in fact contemptuous of the court.
They were arraigned before the court not so much that they criticized Justice Attutugba but because their statements had the potential danger of undermining the judicial process and the anticipated outcome of the election petition.
If they had been charged for criticizing the judge however defamatory their comments were it would have been unacceptable to bring contempt charges against them.
Our learned lawyer should have questioned why the aggrieved party was also the judge who presided over the contempt case.
Ako 10 years ago
This is a disapointing piece of analysis.
This is a disapointing piece of analysis.
Sunkwa 10 years ago
Ghana is yet immersed itself in the culture of the rule of law---since Independence Ghana as a nation hasn't had the opportunity to adapt our thinking,institutions etc. on legal footings---we seem to adore the 'strongman tact ... read full comment
Ghana is yet immersed itself in the culture of the rule of law---since Independence Ghana as a nation hasn't had the opportunity to adapt our thinking,institutions etc. on legal footings---we seem to adore the 'strongman tactics' of governance and now we're paying a heavy price in our attempts to develop all aspects of our lives.
Whatever 10 years ago
You claimed to be a doctor of law but what you wrote makes you a doctor of extreme tomfoolery. How can you say that the family members of the judges should be putting funeral arrangements in place for the judges? Even Sir joh ... read full comment
You claimed to be a doctor of law but what you wrote makes you a doctor of extreme tomfoolery. How can you say that the family members of the judges should be putting funeral arrangements in place for the judges? Even Sir john realizes that his criminally threatening comment is indefensible.
AGOO 10 years ago
ANOTHER FOOLISH THING OUT THERE.
ANOTHER FOOLISH THING OUT THERE.
John Anamse 10 years ago
Normally, it does not take a long time to recognise a boastful and arrogant person as soon as you meet one and I think the same goes for a writer.
"He and his fellows have failed to expeditiously adjudicate a case that sho ... read full comment
Normally, it does not take a long time to recognise a boastful and arrogant person as soon as you meet one and I think the same goes for a writer.
"He and his fellows have failed to expeditiously adjudicate a case that should take no more than a couple of weeks to deal with"
So this so called "Best Practice Lawyer" thinks he could take a couple of weeks to dispense justice in this case, if he was in charge?
Hmmm, we wait for him to become a Chief Justice one day in Ghana and dispense justice so speedily to the admiration of all Ghanaians. The proverbial baby crab one day asked his mother why she appears to be walking backwards and his mothers simple answer was you will konw when you grow up.
I hold the view that the supreme court may, if not careful, give a ruling that will always attract election results to the courts, which situation will undermine our young democracy but may be we need to have more of such cases in court for persons like this writer to try their hands in giving justice in two weeks.
The downfall of people who boast and are arrogant does not take much time.
Pabro correa 10 years ago
Regarding the cases of Sir John and Hopeson Adorye, I have studied what exactly they said carefully and the law of contempt as it's stands now.Though what they said appears to be abusive and a bit over the top, There's nothin ... read full comment
Regarding the cases of Sir John and Hopeson Adorye, I have studied what exactly they said carefully and the law of contempt as it's stands now.Though what they said appears to be abusive and a bit over the top, There's nothing within their sentences that has interfered directly with the facts of the 2012 election petition in court comparing to what John Mahama has been saying so far. I want any lawyer here to come out and say the opposite. Though we all want peace that does not mean we should allow judges to make a mockery of what exactly the law says on contempts and act only to put fear in people that will tend to criticise their conduct and fairness in a case pending before them. wishing for peace does not necessarily means we should allow people to impede the way to justices. Let us examine what Sammy Awuku said and was called for contempt, he was concerned that the conduct of Atuguba in court regarding the way he treats Tsatsu and issues regarding the petitioners is unfair.This can't be contempt under the present law as is now, I have great difficulty in believing this to be .I see this as a criticism on issues which could not have interfered with the facts of the case in court.He was only criticising the conduct of a trial judge and only questioning his fairness. Judges has to much power when it comes to contempt of court issues and it's reckless for a nation not to properly define what exactly is contempt and what judges could do or not do when faced with likely contempts. At the moment, nothing like that do exist so if you for example smile at judges who makes a mistake in his speech, he can summon you for contempt to appear before him and believe me, he can if he wishes to do so and no one can check his activities and bring it under control.Even the chief justice cannot. this is absolutely wrong in this present modern age of freedom of expression. currently fanatics within the bench could use this tool to put fear in people who would talk about their conduct in cases before them. Judges at the supreme court have been acting as both jurors and judges in contempt cases brought before them so far.This is what my white colleagues saw as stone age tactics and will be reckless as a nation to let this continue in the way and manner that Atuguba has initiated. We are not living under a dictatorship, we live in a freedom of expression world. This shit cannot happen in advance countries so we Ghanaians must see something wrong with this. Currently the peace of this nation is already placed in the Harm's way by the way the 2012 elections was conducted and only the truth, real justice and interpretation of the facts and laws governing elections will uphold the peace but not an attempt to put fear in people in the way and manner Atuguba has initiated via contempt of court cases. its pretty sad for a nation like
Akunor 10 years ago
The field of play is in Ghana,don,t stand in USA and FART in your pants.
The field of play is in Ghana,don,t stand in USA and FART in your pants.
Boss 10 years ago
This piece is great but it is based on the premise that Ghana practices an effective democracy like that found in the USA. Unfortunately it is not the case. Countries like Ghana practice a bastardized form of democracy. The f ... read full comment
This piece is great but it is based on the premise that Ghana practices an effective democracy like that found in the USA. Unfortunately it is not the case. Countries like Ghana practice a bastardized form of democracy. The foundations and structures do not even permit sound democratic principles to prevail. The people supported by disingenuous benefactors live under and practice a made up democracy.
Oviparous 10 years ago
A good article very incisive are we in a kangaroo courts days God forbid Atuguba please let us have a more civilized way of adjudicating matters in court. What a disgraceful trial !!!
A good article very incisive are we in a kangaroo courts days God forbid Atuguba please let us have a more civilized way of adjudicating matters in court. What a disgraceful trial !!!
Sir john was slapped with a fine of five thousand Ghana cedis, not three thousand as mistakenly stated in the article.
The mistake is regretted.
Dr. SAS, i understand your frustration as an NPP sympathiser but honestly, we back home understand issues better than what you are trying to educated us on. The mere fact you practicing in Texas does not make you More enlight ...
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How could the same judges who feel offended or scandalized be permitted to adjudicate this case? The subjects before them were pre-judged, and were given NO CHANCE to argue out their right to freedom of speech. This is a mock ...
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you are so foolish that you dnt even know the difference between 5000 and 3000. kwasiakwa
This "we at home" foolishness is what is killing the nation. Justice is justice no matter where it's practiced.
"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace – but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! ...
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Dr SAS, you raised a number of important issues in your article such the the law of contempt in Ghana, due process, etc. However, you let your well written article down by your emotive language. It is unfortunate you describe ...
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Shall we all keep quite while people lose thir liberties? Is that what we are supposed to do?
Some of these matters have been decided already. The judgements in Kuranchie, Atubiga and Awuku are now part of our legal histor ...
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I am shocked by Dr SAS essay . How can our instittions have credibility with such an essay on the world stage "Given that Atuguba can hardly express himself in intelligible English, one wonders what type of legal argument and ...
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Massa, you and I are on the same page on this one la. In fact, the word out is “trade responsibly or get off our country and go seek refuge in Mongolia for all we care.” Now, nobody is toying with anyone’s civil liberty ...
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Dr. SAS please will you name just one lawyer in the US who has threaten the life of the Suprime Court Judges of the US of A?
Dear Dr. SAS it's almost 24 hours now and I am still waiting for you to name just one lawyer in the USA to support your long article written in perfect english. Name just one please.
Justice Atuguba may not be an English Professor, but you are not exactly an authority in the language yourself, are you? Last sentence in paragraph one goes: "Sir John had described Justices Atuguba as selective and hypocrit ...
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Many a time,one gets the IMPRESSION that our Ghanaian-american profs and Attorneys think UNTIL they qualified with their Law Studies, NOBODY EVER practised Law in Ghana!!There are too many "flying Horses"in the air.
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we shall monitor your movement and as soon as you arrive in Ghana you will explain yourself to the SC Judges.
So do not try and come to Ghana ok?
why can you say this such a stupid thing. why dont u monitor your own movement. you are very stupid man who doesnt wonna face the truth. truth is always bitter. thank you Dr
I very much agree with your opinion. i felt they had no way of defending them selves, if they did they will be automatically imprisoned. this is very sad for democracy and freedom of speech. i felt Justice Atuguba took the wh ...
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Dr you have hit the nail right at the top. Am not a lawyer but the way these supreme court judges are doing is very bad and I think is about time someone takes them on. Am glad you taken them on, and I plead that you write pe ...
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these same NDC FOLKS who killed the judges are asking other judges to rule in their favor. Maybe these judges will remember fellow judges who became victims of this NDC Party.
ANOTHER STUPID IDIOT
If i may ask,which party sent the matter to court.
You are hiding in Texas writing nonsense come to Ghana and face atuguba. Idiot
I think your article is excellent and gives insight to people who sincerely want to study law and know it. I think that our law practitioners ought to be bold and shun cowardice to prevent one person or a group of persons fro ...
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If people do not respect the Liberty they have,freedom they live in would be injured. So our freedom should be such we insult judges on the bench?,where is the difference human beings and animals if Liberty go wayward.
You have not yet regretted. Be prepared for firework on this reckless article. People like you who call yourselves doctor of law are rather more porous than laymen. You compare apples with because you believe they are all fru ...
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You couldn't have put it better. This is a clear case of comparing apples with oranges. If the author can bring out a case in Ghana where a supreme court decision or action was criticized by an individual who ended up being d ...
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YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!! TYPICAL AFRICAN "BOTTOM FEEDER" ENVIOUS OF WHAT OTHERS HAVE ATTAINED, AND YOU CAN'T!! I'M OFTEN AMAZED OF THE WAY SOME FOLKS PUT FORTH THEIR WAY OF THINKING ON THIS SITE!! A TRULY SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS!! NO ...
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-Wrong; for comparing U.S. with Ghana.
-Wrong; because many Americans have given up their liberties for security. A case in point- NSA wiretapping vrs Edward Snowden.
-Wrong; for delivering a "low blow" by saying Justi ...
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It easy to critisized your fellow human being for his/her shortcomings. If you are task with the work of Atuguba, Would you be able to contain the rest of the judges, let alone the court room and the entire nation?. Being a ...
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Thank you brother. Couldn't said it better
Even in the US, a lawyer can not get away for calling a judge names. A lawyer in every jurisdiction in the US will be disciplined by the bar if the lawyer disrespects the court.concerning matters before it. You are not the ...
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Check the level of pedigree of these justice before comparing apples with bananas ignorantly concluding that they are all fruits. I expected you as a PhD holder to be more incisive in your analysis taking into consideration ...
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DR,I LIKE YOUR ENGLISH BUT I THINK YOU WENT TOO FAR IN CONDEMNING ATUGUBA.IF THE WHOLE WORLD WORLD SHOULD READ YOUR ARTICLE, 98% WILL CONDEMN YOU.THE WORLD IS A PLACE.
on that Supreme Court. It was embarrassing to watch a judge screaming like a madman and a lawyer telling him to calm down to control his blood pressure.
What happened in Court had nothing to do with legal process. It was j ...
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I wonder what you would do if someone insulted you with unprintable words. Would your pressure stay normal and you yourself remained calm? People will think you are an imbecile if you did that just to be pleasant. So let us a ...
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I made a similar comment yesterday on this forum.
It is pathetic.
Justice Atuguba behaves like and angry demi-god who must be pacified.
More worryingly he smells the blood of his stricken foes and gloats in his awesome p ...
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Public Tribunals is exactly what Atuguba wants, not an enlightened court in a democracy. I wonder where he was in the PNDC days, seeing as he now laments of some perceived standards falling because of political parties. I bel ...
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Don't you know Rawlings put him and Kpegah there after he organized the abduction and murder of the Akan Judges?
Azar is still srugling to justify his intemperate language.After the humiliation of his GS by Atuguda,he has been all noise but making no sence.The unanimous verdict is that this humiliation is far better than making a an npp ...
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YU DID NOT SPEAK OR WROTE LIKE AN INTELIGENT DOCTOR OF LAW, NO HOME SENSE OR STREET SMART , THE JUDGES DID A GOOD JOB, PSE YUR ARTICLE DOESNT MAKE SENSE, AND YUVE INSULTED ALL GHANAIANS, YU ARE VERY STUPID AND DONT HAVE ANY S ...
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You are a fool. I think some of you when you read the books to an extend you become stupid. Are you comparing US to Ghana? This tells me how low you are in your practice as a lawyer in US. Shame on you.
You are more of a coward than any other person in this country.
It is not so much that SC judge want to be anything. Remember Rhwanda, it is such utterances of chopping people's head off that inspires people to do the unthinkable. It is time for someone to stand up to say enough is enoug ...
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Yes Rhwanda.That is what some bloated egos in NPP and NDC including Dr. SAS want to be visited on Ghana.
No, Nobody wants Rwanda in Ghana.
Akuffo Addo, even if he wanted, cannot turn Ghana into Rwanda. A man intent on visiting mayhem on his country will not go to court first.
The idea that somehow after judgement has been pa ...
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How can this animal called samuel adjei sarfo ,the ever imbecile,mad,useless,aimless and al-qaeda open its mouth like its mother`s ass and make such analogy?Does it think its brain works better than that of the whole Ghnanaia ...
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Dr. sarfo you are very wrong in your comparison,analyses and concusions.
we in ghana, understands the english language JUSTICE ATUGUBA speaks and writes. you are comparing 200 plus years of judicial development to 56 year ...
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You need free senior high school education
I'm surprised you hold a PHD because the poverty of thought you have displayed in this piece is shocking indeed.
Michael - YOU'RE DISPLAYING YOUR OWN IGNORANCE AND STUPIDITY!! "Poverty of Thought"? I BET YOU COULDN'T WRITE OUT ANY "Enriching Thought" IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT!! WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO WRITE AS A REBUTTAL? NOTHING!! A PURE ...
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Michael
Even though I disagree vehemently with you on the position you have taken on this matter, I respect your view.
Please pipe down and don't denigrate the man's Ph.D
Wouldn't it be a disaster if we all agreed that ...
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Nyamaa did you hear Sir John threatening the lives of some of the judges.Life threads are not just criticisms.
Sorry, Baffour but I did not understand Sir John as threatening anybody. An admonition to be careful cannot be tantamount to a threat. Kuranchie did not threaten and Awuku did not either.
Adorye threatened but quite clearl ...
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Mr Nyamaa do you sincerely believe admonition to be carefull should be of ones life? Are we in the business of equalization or forcefully looking at issues on thier merrit.
Dr Adjei Sarfo,you are hundred percent
right.WHEN DID ATUGUBA'S WORD BECAME LAW
If the truth lies betwwen the legs of
your mother and you must fish for it with what constitute your manhood you cannot be accused of having ...
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Dr. Sarfo, the arrogance posture with which you are postulating you "achievements" in US courts over criticisms of judges without any repercussions, I believe delineates you from the realization that laws are location as well ...
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Well said, Adjoa. If SAS thinks he knows better than the SC, why doesn't he go to Ghana and tell them his piece of mind? Is he afraid of being in contempt? Of course, I've forgotten that his "bravery" and insolence do not ...
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If you write a useless article you would end up irrationally fighting all comments with different identity, lol! It is only narrow minded people who wouldn't see anything wrong with this useless article. It not surprising suc ...
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i have my doubts about your credibility as a doctor of law.And it is for one reason that you could in your write up differenciate between criticism of a decision of a court of law and blatant insults of judges sitting on a ca ...
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Hear hear..Mr Adjei Sarfo! I spent two nights in a police cell in Ghana for challenging a police officer who used a false traffic offence charge as a way of obtaining bribe. I became an 'enemy of the state' in fact Bradley Ma ...
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Common sense is common but not common to all people irrespective of their intellectual attainment.
First, the article did not show any scholarly critique to the Supreme Court's Pursuit of contempt of Court. It did not eve ...
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Kosoko, you're right. Sarfo-Adjei is more interested in insulting the judges and showing that he knows more than them than really addressing the legal issues involved. It would have been far better for him to demonstrate the ...
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You have summarised it best brother!
Are we meant to fear the supreme court?
Not all, but I expect him to face the court intellectually but not to hide behind a computer and abuse judges
Agree with you there too, Kosoko. The thing is not to be afraid of the SC judges. It is to challenge them on concrete, legal (intellectual) grounds, NOT TO ABUSE!
Some arrogant self serving fool.What a piece of
garbage.
For your information, Sir John is a lawyer of repute who should have known better that in jurisprudence, you can not comment on a matter before a court of law, worst of all single out a member of the panel that was appointed ...
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Brother, even Justice Atuguba's English is perfectly intelligible. He only tries to speak like an African but not to mimic the American ascent Dr Adjei Sarfo is familiar with. People of Justice Atuguba's generation and the ge ...
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I can understand why Ghanaians are lauding the SC judges for cracking the whip and no one cares about how that whip is cracked. We are a people who are afraid to stand up and challenge misuse of authority. No wonder military ...
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The tea kettle calling the pot black? The writer says Justice Atuguba cannot express himself in intelligible and yet goes on to write, "After half century of obscurity and latent obscurantism...". What could that mean?
Mate get more education for you to understand. That is a learned lawyer's language.
Sam,
This is an interesting piece, but I am sure that many people on the forum are going to take you to the cleaners! It is all symptomatic of failed education system from kindergarten to university level. The text books, ...
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Some aspects of the piece could have been better; less abusive, but in all, a good one. I'm a lay person but very surprised that this is happening in Ghana. He's behaving like a school headmaster dismissing students without ...
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A junior high school pupil would've done a lot better
Thankfully I am not a lawyer. However I think that quite apart from self promotion and publicity which his article has earned him Mr Sarfo has got himself in a twist somehow.
The so called Sir John and his assistant were in ...
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This is a disapointing piece of analysis.
Ghana is yet immersed itself in the culture of the rule of law---since Independence Ghana as a nation hasn't had the opportunity to adapt our thinking,institutions etc. on legal footings---we seem to adore the 'strongman tact ...
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You claimed to be a doctor of law but what you wrote makes you a doctor of extreme tomfoolery. How can you say that the family members of the judges should be putting funeral arrangements in place for the judges? Even Sir joh ...
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ANOTHER FOOLISH THING OUT THERE.
Normally, it does not take a long time to recognise a boastful and arrogant person as soon as you meet one and I think the same goes for a writer.
"He and his fellows have failed to expeditiously adjudicate a case that sho ...
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Regarding the cases of Sir John and Hopeson Adorye, I have studied what exactly they said carefully and the law of contempt as it's stands now.Though what they said appears to be abusive and a bit over the top, There's nothin ...
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The field of play is in Ghana,don,t stand in USA and FART in your pants.
This piece is great but it is based on the premise that Ghana practices an effective democracy like that found in the USA. Unfortunately it is not the case. Countries like Ghana practice a bastardized form of democracy. The f ...
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A good article very incisive are we in a kangaroo courts days God forbid Atuguba please let us have a more civilized way of adjudicating matters in court. What a disgraceful trial !!!