Ghana’s Chief Justice, her ladyship Getrude Sackey Torkornoo filed a petition on Wednesday challenging her recent suspension. The petition was filed against the Attorney General and five other members of the investigation committee.

In her petition, she argued that a Chief Justice who is called upon to participate in a hearing regarding removal from office can waive the privilege of “in camera proceedings.”

She also alleged that the determination of a prima facie case in the petition against her requires a judicial evaluation, culminating in a reasoned decision. Thus, the letter from the office of the president dated April 22 does not amount to a proper determination of a prima facie case and is therefore unconstitutional, making it an unjustified attempt to remove her as head of Ghana’s Judiciary and an undue infringement on the independence of the judiciary.

Torkornoo also raised the issue of personal interest in relation to the two justices on the committee and the issue of non-qualification for the three others, citing specific constitutional violations.

The chief justice asked the highest court of the land to make a determination upholding her petition and to issue an order setting aside the warrant for her suspension as well as an order restraining the members of the committee set up to investigate into the petition.