Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, who was suspended, has filed a case against the Republic of Ghana at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria, according to Deputy Attorney General Dr. Justice Srem Sai.
Dr. Srem Sai disclosed in a post on X (previously Twitter) that the complaint was filed on July 4, 2025, and that it focuses on claims of human rights abuses related to her suspension and the continuing removal process.
The Chief Justice has made similar arguments before the ECOWAS Court to those that are currently being considered by Ghana’s Supreme Court and High Court, according to the Deputy Attorney General.
The post states that the CJ is arguing that because she is unable to fulfil her constitutionally required responsibilities, her suspension has essentially resulted in her removal from office without a definitive court ruling.
She “has effectively been removed from her official capacity without a final determination, impairing her right to function and serve in a position she was constitutionally appointed to,” according to Her Ladyship’s suspension, Dr. Srem Sai said.
After examining three petitions alleging “stated misbehaviour,” President John Dramani Mahama, in cooperation with the Council of State, concluded that there was a prima facie case and suspended Chief Justice Torkornoo.
The Supreme Court judge Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, former Auditor General Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazaanura Dalugo from the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Professor James Sefah Dzisah, and Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Pwamang led a five-member inquiry committee.
Asserting that the allegations against her were either previously rejected or lacking legal basis under Article 146, CJ Torkornoo has continuously denied any misconduct to justify the current procedure.
On May 21, she filed a request for an interlocutory order with the Supreme Court to halt the investigation and contest the appointment of certain committee members due to suspected prejudice.
