Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aspiring National Communications Officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has defended the party’s planned protest on Thursday, August 6.
He is accusing the judiciary of becoming too close to the executive and warning that public confidence in the justice system is being eroded.
Appearing on JoyNews’ PM Express on Tuesday, Mr Aboagye said the demonstration was driven by growing concerns over what he described as the judiciary’s relationship with the government and what he called the selective application of justice.
Speaking to host Evans Mensah, he argued that the concerns extended beyond individual cases and reflected a broader perception that the judiciary was no longer keeping the necessary distance from political power.
“That is also another matter. The selective justice, the selective application of our justice system, is also obvious to all of us. It’s become even now blatant,” he said.
Mr Aboagye revealed that about a month ago he wrote to the Chief Justice to express his concerns.
“I wrote a letter to His Lordship… where I itemised my worry about his relationship and his romance with the executive, and the fact that it’s becoming too glaring.”
He said although he did not receive a direct response from the Chief Justice, the Judicial Secretary later issued a statement addressing some of the concerns he had raised.
“I thought, okay, it’s fine. At least they’ve clarified certain things,” he said.
However, he maintained that his worries had not been fully resolved.
“I am of the view that we need to keep our judiciary very far away from our politics, far, far, far away from our politics. I don’t take those excuses of comparisons, those excuses of what was done. I don’t care. I am a citizen. I feel that, as it is happening today, I am worried about it. I want to speak up.”
He said the protest was intended to send a message about the need to preserve judicial independence.
“The 10s and 1000s of people you will be seeing tomorrow on the street are simply saying that the judiciary seems to be romancing with the executive and is making the executive too comfortable.”
Explaining his concerns, Mr Aboagye said he was troubled by what he viewed as the judiciary’s visible proximity to government officials.
“I felt uncomfortable that you are looking too close. The proximity within which you seem to be moving around with these people—it’s becoming too blatant, and it makes those of us who are obviously not liked by these people uncomfortable.”
He added, “Because I get worried that these people don’t like me… if you are this way with them, and I have an issue, they probably have your ears. I don’t. How safe am I?”
On allegations of selective justice, Mr Aboagye pointed to the handling of criminal cases during the legal vacation.
“There is no way… you have a lot of cases in the court, a lot of criminal cases, a lot of civil cases. Some of them predate even 2020… This year, you are going on legal vacation.
“You say that even though all of you are being tried in criminal cases, I have selected a few of you, and as for you, you can’t go and rest. You must go through the criminal procedure. That is selective justice.”
The NPP’s planned demonstration comes amid heightened political tensions over the handling of high-profile criminal prosecutions and growing public debate over the independence of Ghana’s judiciary.
Party leaders say the protest is intended to demand fairness, equal treatment before the law and greater public confidence in the justice system.
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