Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Saviour Kudze, has cautioned against public attacks on judges, warning that such comments could weaken public confidence in the country’s judicial system.

Speaking on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, Kudze emphasised that dissatisfaction with court rulings should be addressed through the legal system, not the court of public opinion.

“If you disagree with a judge’s decision, you don’t go public on the judge. There’s an appellate system. So, this is not what we should be seeing,” Kudze stated.

Kudze’s comments come in response to recent remarks by Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin, who openly criticised a Circuit Court 9 judge presiding over the case of NPP’s Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe (Abronye DC).

Afenyo-Markin accused the judge of bias, failing to uphold the law, and acting beyond his judicial role in remanding Abronye DC on charges related to offensive conduct and false publication.

He went as far as saying he had “no respect” for the judge and would continue to express that view until the judge “does the right thing.”

The GBA commenting on the development stressed that while criticism of judgments is allowed, personal attacks on judges breaches ethical boundary for legal practitioners.

Kudze noted that the association has consistently taken this stance in past cases and urged everyone to let due process run its course.

“Allow the processes to work. If one court decision goes against you, there are higher courts to seek redress,” he advised.

Kudze acknowledged that political tensions can run high around certain rulings but warned that persistent public assaults on the bench could gradually weaken trust in the entire justice system.

He called on the public to maintain confidence in the judiciary, describing the courts as a vital pillar of Ghana’s democracy.

NA/VPO