Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has dismissed a petition filed by businessman Richard Jakpa, who alleged unfairness and abuse of his rights by trial judge Afia Serwaa Botwe.
Jakpa, the third accused in the controversial ambulance trial, claimed he was treated unfairly and sought the judge’s transfer, accusing the prosecution of heckling him during cross-examination.
Responding to his concerns, Chief Justice Torkornoo stated that Jakpa failed to provide evidence to support his claims.
Jakpa, who discussed the matter on JoyNews, expressed shock at the Chief Justice’s stance, arguing that the evidence lies within court recordings.
He contended that the Chief Justice could have reviewed these recordings to verify his claims but instead dismissed his petition due to a lack of evidence stating “When I got the response from the Chief Justice I was shocked because the evidence to what I am saying is in the bosom of the Chief Justice. There is court recording of all proceedings and she is in charge of the courts, so she could have just demanded for the court recordings and the various proceedings that I had given date and the time but she refused to do that and said there is no evidence.
Jakpa’s comments come after he publicly announced that he had petitioned the Chief Justice over his perceived unfair treatment. He detailed numerous instances where he felt his basic human rights and privileges were denied during the trial.
Jakpa emphasized that he has documented these occurrences in his petition, accusing the judge of bias and denying him legal representation,
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