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| Ghana judges challenge suspension over bribery claims | Ghana judges challenge suspension over bribery claims |
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| A group of Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes has filed a legal challenge to their suspension. | A group of Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes has filed a legal challenge to their suspension. |
| Of the 22 suspended lower court judges, 14 have filed a writ to the high court, saying the judicial council's investigations have no basis in law. | |
| Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas conducted a two-year undercover investigation into the judges. | Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas conducted a two-year undercover investigation into the judges. |
| It is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana's judiciary. | It is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana's judiciary. |
| The 14 judges say they were suspended before they had seen the evidence and given their responses. | The 14 judges say they were suspended before they had seen the evidence and given their responses. |
| Their comments on the allegations themselves have not yet been made public. | Their comments on the allegations themselves have not yet been made public. |
| However, three lower court judges have been cleared because they were incorrectly identified on the undercover video, says the BBC's Sammy Darko in the capital, Accra. | However, three lower court judges have been cleared because they were incorrectly identified on the undercover video, says the BBC's Sammy Darko in the capital, Accra. |
| One of the judges, Justice Frank Ashitey Addo, is demanding an apology. | One of the judges, Justice Frank Ashitey Addo, is demanding an apology. |
| The undercover report also allegedly implicates 12 high court judges. | The undercover report also allegedly implicates 12 high court judges. |
| They have until Monday to submit their written responses to the accusations. | They have until Monday to submit their written responses to the accusations. |
| Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood will then examine their responses before deciding whether to open a formal investigation into the accusations, in which case, they would also be suspended, our correspondent says. | Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood will then examine their responses before deciding whether to open a formal investigation into the accusations, in which case, they would also be suspended, our correspondent says. |
| Mr Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, which had been handed over to the chief justice. | Mr Anas says he has nearly 500 hours of video evidence on tape, which had been handed over to the chief justice. |
| The attorney-general has granted him immunity under the whistle-blower act to pursue the story. | The attorney-general has granted him immunity under the whistle-blower act to pursue the story. |