The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr John Alexander Ackon, has encouraged judges and magistrates to give fair judgments at the courts so as to engender confidence in the populace.
Speaking at the commissioning of an ultra-modern court complex in Obuasi, the Regional Minister called for the proper administration of the law.
According to him, public confidence goes up in the judiciary when they see courts administer fair and equitable justice to persons in the society.
He noted ideas about justice permeated nearly all spheres of life, socially, economically and politically.
The proper administration of the law, the fair and equitable treatment of individuals before the law as well as access to justice, the Minister stressed is the inherent right of all people of any modern democratic state.
COMMITMENT:
Mr Ackon stressed the commitment of government to the rule of law, adding every support would be extended to the judiciary to enable it prosecute its mandate.
A commitment to justice, he maintained motivates much of what people do on daily basis, noting people’s positive and real ideas about justice underpinned government’s legitimacy.
According to him, law was one place justice and power meet and the law court becomes an indispensable hub where justice is sought for.
MCE:
On his part, Richard Ofori Agyemang-Boadi, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi underscored the importance of having a magistrate, circuit and High Court in Obuasi.
This, he stressed would enable the people in the populous town and its adjoining communities have access to justice in the law court.
The MCE commended the Regional Minister for dreaming about the project during his tenure as MCE for Obuasi and expressed happiness the Assembly had been able to construct the complex to serve the entire Bekwai, Obuasi, Jacobu and adjoining towns.
CHIEF JUSTICE:
His Lordship Sir Justice Dennis Agyei, a Court of Appeal Judge who conveyed the Chief Justice’s thoughts, cautioned against the settlement of rape, robbery and defilement cases out of the conventional court.
He stressed no one had the capacity apart from the court to prescribe the appropriate sanction to people arrested or caught in perpetrating such crimes.
Justice Agyei also cautioned the public from using monetary and other means to bribe court workers or judges for legal favors.
He stated anyone found to be engaging in that attitude would be arrested and prosecuted with the full powers accorded to the courts.
