![File photo of Alfred Kumi [L] and Thaddeus Sory](https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/803/80304259.295.jpg "File photo of Alfred Kumi [L] and Thaddeus Sory")
File photo of Alfred Kumi [L] and Thaddeus Sory
Ghanaian citizen Alfred Ababio Kumi who has called for the dissolution of the five-member committee probing the removal of embattled Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has insisted that renowned private legal practitioner Thaddeus Sory indeed met with judges who are members of the committee.
Kumi, a former parliamentary aspirant on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has cited allegations of misconduct in his petition, which he believes could compromise the integrity of the inquiry.
According to Kumi, on May 15, 2025, following the committee’s inaugural sitting, Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Adibu-Asiedu, along with Supreme Court Justice Yonny Kulendi, were allegedly seen dining with Thaddeus Sory, counsel for petitioner Daniel Ofori, at Santoku Restaurant in Accra’s Airport Residential Area.
He claimed the group was overheard discussing matters related to the petition.
“The meeting between Justices Pwamang, Kulendi, and Asiedu with Thaddeus Sory has clearly tainted the integrity of the process and reduced public confidence in the proceedings,” Kumi’s petition, as quoted by AsaaseRadio.com, stated.
In response to the allegations, Thaddeus Sory, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, dismissed the claims as a “monstrous lie.”
The legal practitioner firmly stated that no such meeting ever took place and encouraged interested parties to conduct their own investigations to verify the claims.
“It is a monstrous lie. No such meeting took place. It is very easy to fact-check that. We know those who get justice through negotiation,” he posted on Facebook.
However, appearing on Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Kumi stood by his claim, asserting that incontrovertible evidence shows that Thaddeus Sory engaged with the judges.
“My question is: what is it that they are afraid of that they are denying? When you say there was no meeting, are you saying you were not at the location at the said time? Was he in the restaurant from 6:30 to 8:30? That is the first question he needs to answer. Was he there with someone else before he moved to join the judges?
The evidence we have shows that he was there with someone before moving to the other side of the restaurant,” Kumi stated.
“If you’ve been to that particular restaurant, you’ll know how the place is He was on the left side and then moved to the right side, where they stayed for a long time.”
The committee, announced on April 22, 2025, comprises:
Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang (Chairman)
Justice Samuel Adibu-Asiedu
Daniel Yao Domelovo
Major Flora Bazwaanura Dalugo
Professor James Sefah Dzisah
The allegations against the committee include claims of a compromising meeting with the petitioner’s counsel, conflicts of interest stemming from prior judicial rulings, personal ambitions concerning the Chief Justice’s position, and actions allegedly undermining public confidence in the inquiry.
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