Diana Asonaba Dapaah is the former Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice
Former Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Diana Asonaba Dapaah, has urged Ghanaians not to dismiss the allegations raised by the suspended Chief Justice during her national address.
Reacting to the press briefing by the embattled Justice Torkornoo on her ongoing enquiry, Dapaah expressed concern over the Chief Justice’s allegations against the committee investigating her.
She noted that it could set dangerous precedents for Ghana’s democracy.
“My emotions have not been invoked by this, but clearly the allegations that have been made in the address by the honorable Chief Justice cannot be dismissed. Every right-thinking Ghanaian must be worried. In fact, very worried about these allegations,” she said in an interview with Channel One TV on June 25, 2025.
Dapaah also expressed the view that Justice Torkornoo’s claim of fundamental human rights violations must be taken seriously, while denouncing the government’s assertion that the process has followed due process.
“We should not dismiss some of these issues and allegations that have been raised. For me, the focal point is that there is nothing about triggering anybody’s emotion, but rather highlighting the very dangers of the violations to our democracy and fundamental human rights.
“And I keep telling people that fundamental human rights in chapter five, are equally important as that of Article 146 of the Constitution. The fundamental human rights in the constitution are not inferior and not subordinate to the provisions under Article 146. So, if allegations of gross violations of fundamental human rights are raised and the response is to suggest even remotely that there is a superiority to Article 146 or be dismissive, then do not expect me to buy into government’s response that they have done everything in good faith to actually see to due process in these proceedings,” she stated.
Gertrude Torkornoo, during her addres,s alleged multiple constitutional and legal breaches in the ongoing enquiry against her, citing what she describes as “escalating violations” of due process and the rules of natural justice.
During a press conference on Wednesday, June 26, 2025, Justice Torkornoo expressed worry over the conduct of the committee tasked with investigating the petitions that led to her suspension.
According to her, rather than serving as a guiding precedent for nation-building, the proceedings are “breaking every rule on how justice is delivered in the country”.
“I have decided to make this statement today because the violations have not stopped. Indeed, they have escalated beyond anything I could have imagined as possible,” CJ Torkonoo said.
She pointed out several alleged violations, which she noted have marred the integrity of the process.
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