9. AN ORDER directed at the Republic of Ghana to pay compensatory damages
to the Applicants who are victims of human rights violations by the Republic
of Ghana.
10. Costs including legal fees on full indemnity basis.
11. Any other order(s) or direction(s) as the Court deems appropriate for giving
effect to or enabling effect to be given to the declarations made herein.
RESPONDENTS CASE
22. The Respondent being out of time to file its defense, filed an application for
extension of time within which to file the said defense on the 24th of March, 2017
and also an application in opposition of the Applicants application for default
judgment dated 27th of March, 2017.
23. On 20th April, 2017, the Respondent filed an application seeking the leave Court
for an Amici Curiae to intervene in the matter and the Applicants filed a response
to this application on the 2nd of May, 2017.
24. The case of the Respondent is that an investigation was conducted by one Tiger
Eye PI into the activities of judiciary officers in Ghana in which various acts of
corruption, bribery and unethical practices were uncovered. That upon this
discovery, the President of Ghana was petitioned for the removal of the superior
Justices who were implicated based on which the President of Ghana referred same
to the Chief Justice in accordance with the provisions of the 1992 constitution of
Ghana.
25. Respondent further averred that upon receipt of the petitions, the Chief Justice
studied the said petitions together with the evidence which consisted mainly of
audio visual recordings and found a prima facie case against the Applicant’s and
other Justices of the High Court. That the said recordings showed the Applicants’
engaging parties outside their official functions, with the 1st Applicant seen in his
official residence accepting monies from both his clerk and alleged relative of the
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