Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has discarded the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) petition to remove Justice Edward Twum as the presiding Judge on the confirmation application against the seizure and freezing of properties of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah.

The OSP filed an application for the court to approve its decision to seize some 2.8 million cedis and 590,000 dollars found in the home of Cecilia Dapaah and the freezing of her bank accounts on suspicion of being tainted properties.

But after the court on Wednesday granted an application by lawyers of Cecilia Dapaah to move the hearing date of the confirmation to a much earlier date than October 18 which used to be the date, the lawyers of the OSP cried foul play.

The lawyers argued in the petition to the Chief Justice that they could not have Justice Edward Twum hear the application as he was prejudiced against them.

They stated categorically that Justice Edward Twum appears to be highly prejudiced against the OSP and the person of the Special Prosecutor.

In the latest development, the Office of the Special Prosecutor has been informed by the Judicial Secretary that the “Chief Justice is unable to accede to the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) request for his lordship Justice Edward Twum to be recused and removed from all cases involving the OSP pending before him.”

Public Notice
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By a letter dated 25 October 2023, the Judicial Secretary informed The Special Prosecutor that, the Chief Justice is unable to accede to the Office of the Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) request for his lordship Justice Edward Twum to be recused and removed from…

— Office of the Special Prosecutor-Ghana (@ospghana) October 25, 2023