The public is being urged by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah to remain resolute and oppose what he claims are improper demands made by some Judicial Service employees.
He gave examples of how judicial service employees have extorted monies and harassed people seeking legal assistance at different courts.
He asks court users to report such officials for appropriate sanctions, saying that the Judicial Council will not defend any officer found to be at fault.
The Chief Justice was speaking during the inauguration of a courthouse at Wiamoase in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region.
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“I urge the staff to exhibit a high level of professionalism in the discharge of their duties and I will want to remind them that most clients who patronise our services are often physically and emotionally distressed, and they will need comfort and help as they turn to the courts for justice.”
The Chief Justice further advised the public to report any judicial officer who engages in the practice of extortion so that further action may be taken and warned the staff against vices like extortion.
“Harassments of all forms including the threat and extortion of money from people who come to the court for redress is the cruelest way of treating our own people and I urge the public to stand firm and refuse to yield to the unsanctioned demands of judicial officers and don’t be afraid to report such judicial officers for actions to be taken against them.”
Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Frema Opare also believes the coming in of the court will help enhance justice delivery in the area.
SOURCE: CITINEWS
