The Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase Constituency, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka has apologized to Justices of the Supreme Court and members of the Judiciary following his accusation of bribery against a Judge.
The Asawase lawmaker in a Press statement has expressed regret for any harm done to the image and reputation of the Lord Justices.
“Based upon good counsel, I have also decided to let sleeping dogs lie and will consequently refrain from any further public commentary on the matter which, as I have indicated was originally reported to me by a female colleague Parliamentarian,” part of a release sighted by Kasapafmonline.com read.
Muntaka who’s also the Chief Whip of the NDC Caucus in Parliament had on January 10, 2021 revealed in an interview on Accra-based Joy Fm that a Justice of the Supreme Court tried to bribe a National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament-elect (MP) to influence her in the election of a Speaker of Parliament.
In a reaction to the allegations made by the Asawase lawmaker, the Chief Justice said he considered this allegation of impropriety a matter of grave importance to the integrity of the Judiciary thereby initiated a full swing investigation into it.
The Chief Justice had subsequently called on Muntaka to assist with investigations into his allegations.
But Muntaka in a sharp u-turn has retracted his accusation and apologized for same saying because he did not specifically name any Judge, this may have had the effect of scandalizing the Judiciary in its entirety.
“I implore the media and the general public to kindly respect the spirit in which I offer this retraction and apology” the Statement added.
Source: Ghana/Kasapafmonline.com/102.5 Fm
