[ 2015-01-31 ]

Judicial corruption “worst form of corruption” – CJ
Chief Justice Georgina Wood has said “of all the
various forms of corruption in our society,
judicial corruption, actually is the worst
form.”

“Time again, I’ve heard people argue that if
only law enforcement were to carry out their
function effectively, corruption in other places
will stop,” Justice Wood told judicial staff at
a forum in the Volta region.

“If Ghana has to be saved, the people who should
lead and support this fight is your good self and
my good self: if you don’t hide a docket and
pretend that the docket has somehow vanished from
the surface of the earth…I tell you that things
will take a different turn in this country,”
Wood added.


Speaking about “integrity” being “the key to
effective justice delivery,” Justice Wood said
if judicial staff purged themselves of corrupt
deeds, and allowed the law to take its course in
all criminal and civil cases, and suspects
consequently punished by law, then others will be
afraid of committing similar crimes.

She bemoaned the increasing public perception on
corruption within the judiciary as reported in the
recent Afro barometer survey.

According to her, although 85 percent of
respondents in that survey said corruption was
pervasive among judges and magistrates, not all
perceived corrupt activities within the judiciary
are committed by judges or magistrates.

Mrs. Theodora Wood therefore underscored the need
for judicial staff, as front line officers of the
courts to discharge their duties with a high level
of integrity.

Source - Starrfmonline

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