30/06/2023
Rawlings Killed 3 High Court Judges .... Today his kids enjoy democracy
The three High Court judges who were killed in Ghana during the era of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) led by Jerry John Rawlings were:
Mr Justice Fred Poku Sarkodie
Mrs Justice Cecilia Koranteng-Addo
Mr Justice Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong
They were abducted from their homes on the night of June 30, 1982, along with a retired army officer, Major Sam Acquah, who was with Mrs Justice Koranteng-Addow. They were taken to the Bundase Military Range in the Accra Plains, where they were brutally and savagely murdered by some unidentified assailants.
The motive behind the killings was believed to be linked to some rulings made by the judges that were unfavorable to the PNDC regime, which had overthrown the civilian government of Dr Hilla Limann in a coup on December 31, 1981.
The PNDC appointed a Special Investigation Board chaired by a former Chief Justice, Mr Justice Samuel Azu Crabbe, to investigate the murders. The outcome of the investigation led to the prosecution and ex*****on of Joachim Amartey Kwei, a member of the PNDC, Lance Corporals Samuel Amedeka and Michael Senya, and two ex-soldiers- Jonny Dzandu and Tony Tekpor.
The murder of the three judges and the retired army officer was one of the darkest episodes in Ghana’s history, as it shook the nation’s confidence in the rule of law and justice. It also sparked widespread condemnation and outrage from the international community and human rights groups.
The the families of the brutal murders, Ghana is sorry, sorry for destroying your families.
Damirifa Due
(Campaigns Africa)
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