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Freeze assets of 'corrupt' judges

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  • Komla Agbeshie ( Ho ) 8 years ago

    Freeze the assets of Atukuba and co. They are all corrupt.

  • Kwasi Asamoah 8 years ago

    Justice William ATUGUBA is one of the incorruptible Judges that Ghana has ever produced. I am very proud of him. YOU ONLY HAVE TO READ HIS JUDGEMENT IN THE 2012 election petition case to realise how knowledgeable and honest h ...
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  • Dr. 8 years ago

    idiot

  • daladam 8 years ago

    HE ATUGBA TOOK BIG BRIBES FROM THE CRIMINAL GAYAN AND THEN SOLD OUR VOTE TO MAHAMA AND NDC

  • Martian Voter 8 years ago

    Yes indeed. Do read that judgement. It is a shambles. A collection of irrelevant gibberish, with no bearing whatsoever on the case at issue, composed by semi-literate junior clerks. Atuguba could not possibly have written it ...
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  • Abeku Quansah Ativorgbe. 8 years ago

    The problem is you. the victims. Instead of looking at issues and demonstrate your anger against corruption, you are always divided and defend the criminals. Many of you are connected, why don't you read about what other peo ...
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  • OBIKYIRE 8 years ago

    Anas must include the elevation of Apaak to the Supreme Court as a bribe from Mahama for doing his work on the PPP front runner.

  • UNCLE KOFI 8 years ago

    WHY SHOULD THEIR ASSETS BE SEIZED? DID ALL THEY ACQUIRED COME FROM BRIBES?

  • Radi 8 years ago

    Uncle Kofi did u read de article well,pps go over it again.those they acquired illegally should be seized not
    all their wealth.

  • gari 8 years ago

    Absolutely right! We need to teach society that you do not go into practising Law because of money only. These people are a disgrace to the country, their families, society and even generations to come. They were trusted to p ...
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  • Kofi 8 years ago

    That is the final solution.Freeze the assets of their spouses as well.Deprive them of their pensions and let them eat dust for breakfast,lunch and dinner.The next target should be Customs officers.

  • MENFELE 8 years ago

    TTHAT IS ALSO CURRUPTION

  • JDR 8 years ago

    Have you ever launched a full scale investigations into Rawlings and his gangsters who have brought all these mess upon Ghanaians?

    Ghanaians know that Rawlings has stolen Nsawam factory. Have you done any investigation int ...
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  • Kunsari/Krachi Chinderi 8 years ago

    People's attention is particularly on him because of the Woyome case judgement which went bizzare. What a man sows shall he reap.

  • Nana Antwi 8 years ago

    Is it the same security agencies who failed to conduct their own sting operations on the judiciary, legislature, executive, businesses and the media, that is being called upon to act on the findings of a lone investigative jo ...
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  • nana 8 years ago

    I am surprised the President has not come out to make a statement about this turning point in our country.Lets face it,Judiciary is at its lowest level

  • ddk 8 years ago

    Connection man will not talk.

  • Nana Antwi 8 years ago

    Unlike most people, I am annoyed by Anas' successful sting operations to date. It shows how easily our officials can gleefully be corrupted, and even more annoying how all those who we pay on monthly basis to halt have gone t ...
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  • Nana Antwi 8 years ago

    Unlike most people, I am annoyed by Anas' successful sting operations to date. It shows how easily our officials can gleefully be corrupted, and even more annoying how all those who we pay on monthly basis to halt have gone t ...
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  • DUNGEON 8 years ago

    I am in support of this move ,investigate all of them now.

  • taabea -aflao 8 years ago

    A toll booth collector was remanded for two weeks for stealing Ghs 2 only.We shall organise civil disobedience in this country if this judicial corruption scandal is dropped.

  • Diasporan 8 years ago

    Yes; I agree. We must express our frustration and anger by taking to the streets.

  • kofi adu 8 years ago

    And then. They already destroyed my family.

  • Fred 8 years ago

    YOU have said it all. their ASSETS have to be frozen.

  • daladam 8 years ago

    YOU PEOPLE ARE TALKING SO MUCH BULL-SHIT ,GHANA IS DEMOCRATY BEFORE ANYONE CAN FREEZE ANYONE ASSEST YOU NEED TO TAKE THEM TO COURT SUE THEM AND WIN THE CASE 1ST, AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT THE JUDGE OF THE COURT ORDER THEI ...
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  • agya 8 years ago

    and hefty jail terms as deterrent. about time we start acting like a real country….fools have taken us for a ride for too long…time to pay the piper

  • Aban 8 years ago

    Agya, do not worry yourself. Only the poor go to jail in Ghana. It is a shame

  • George-U.S.A. 8 years ago

    Believe you me this is just a tip of the iceberg. They are there across every sector of our institutions. Please go after them. Put fear in them. Have them suffer for their actions. Bravo Zulu to the masterminds.

  • Last warrior 8 years ago

    ANAS can you investigate the land which involve a retired POLICE woman which the court stop any one to go on the LAND BUT now the police woman have been able to build banks offices on the LAND and since we suspect the police ...
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  • GHANA COURT WORKERS AND GORO BOYS 8 years ago

    Judge ERNEST YAW OBIMPEH NUMBER ONE CORRUP JUDGE IN GHANA Iam police office I work in the court room and I know OBIMPEH Very good about him when it come to corrupt,This judge can set you free if you can pay him. THIS JUDGE A ...
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  • Machine 8 years ago

    Foolish and envious person . you are stupid man to propose that !

  • Sarkodie 8 years ago

    Show me one Ghanaian who is not corrupt?

    So called men of God are robbing their members everyday in Church.

  • daladam 8 years ago

    THE HERO ANAS MUST BE APPOINTED GHANA ATTORNEY -GENERAL IMMD HE IS THE REAL DEAL FALKS

  • asem 8 years ago

    Judges salary has not been reviwed for the past eight years

  • Philip Londont 8 years ago

    If the assets of the corrupt judges and politicians need to be freezed in order to reduce corruption and also acts as a deterant to the rest of GhanaIans in a positive way, then both assets of JJ Rawlings and Koffuor ...
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  • Chaiiam 8 years ago

    Corruption let us acknowledge has eaten into every fabric of our nation and start to find solutions because are several that have gotten away with it we talk about drug smugglers etc but these other cankers are even killing t ...
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  • #BUHARIANTI-CORRPUPTIONCRUSADER# 8 years ago

    Where has the Mahama NDC looting brigands stashed Ghana's looted monies and which assets have they bought all over the world and in this country?
    Where did NDC get $20million dollars for their party HQ's at Adabraka in Accra ...
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  • LAWER OSEI 8 years ago

    THIS JUDGES HAVE TO PROSECUTI JUST FOR ONE YEAR. AND THIS JUDGE YAW OBIMPEH HAVE TO GO FOR ONE YEAR TWO DAYS. FAST TRACK COURT.GHANA HAVE TO SET HISTORY

  • inercycl 8 years ago

    Politicians would not adhere to.They are thieves themselves!

  • JH. New York 8 years ago

    The idea by the Security Experts is good but not a Smart approach,or appropriate in my personal opinion.
    (1)Those involved in the Judicial
    Scandal are Judges and not Drug barons/dealers,in the first place.
    (2)The idea im ...
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  • inercycl 8 years ago

    If a public office holder leads a very opulent lifestyle far from his colleagues in the same field,his immediate community says he has succeeded like a church pastor
    Security agencies look on and say or do nothing. These are ...
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  • Jojo 8 years ago

    THIS INDEED IS A VERY GOOD APPEAL TO THESE AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY.

    THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OF THESE JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES WERE EXPOSED BY GENUINE INVESTIGATION.

    GHANAIANS HAVE TO KNOW THAT, BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION,MANI ...
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  • lawyer 8 years ago

    Tago and other criminals are freed and bribed judges with houses in East Legon etc. Freeze assets and seize all properties owned by these judges.Please cut and post on the Attorney General's Website

  • SME 8 years ago

    Absolutely.
    Funds collected as bribe must be refunded to Anas by the Judges and indeed, all corrupt judges assets should be frozen.

    They can not and MUST NOT get away with this!

  • HAHAHAHA!!! 8 years ago

    If they could freeze assts belonging to Nayele why not their? The implicated judges are as are as guilty as her.

  • truth 8 years ago

    Curious.