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Lawyers defy GBA
Accra, April 12, Ghanadot/GNA - Some
lawyers have started attending the new Saturday Court in
spite of the initial threats by the Ghana Bar Association (GBA)
to boycott the process because they claimed the Chief
Justice (CJ) had not consulted them on the issue.
The Saturday court was introduced by the CJ to handle
special cases including juvenile, domestic violence and
financial claims.
It was also expected to help to clear the backlog of cases
in the courts as well as to grant bail to people who might
be detained unlawfully beyond the 48 hours required by the
Law.
A visit by the Ghana News Agency (GNA) to the District and
Magistrates' court in Accra, which doubles as the Saturday
Courts, showed normal activities going on.
Mr Abdullah Iddrisu, Acting Judicial Secretary, speaking to
the press denied claims by the media that many Lawyers had
boycotted the process because it would put pressure on them.
"We are not aware whether there is any boycott from the
Lawyers," he said.
He said those Lawyers, who were asked to appear in court to
pursue their cases did so.
He said 20 cases appeared on this Saturday's sitting and
expressed the hope that more cases would be dealt with in
the coming weeks.
He said since the introduction of the courts, many
employers, who were not paying the Social Security and
National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions of their
employees, had started paying.
Meanwhile, an Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant
for the arrest of Mr Dyson Teye Jumpah, Managing Director of
E.E.M.C. Limited for owing Gh 6259.75 as SSNIT contributions
of his employees.
Mr Stephen Mensah, MD of M & A Engineering Limited, has been
granted bail by the same court.
He was arrested when he defaulted in the payment of the
SSNIT contributions of his employees.
GNA
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