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Ghana's
newspaper front pages are dominated by pictures of the queues of people waiting
to see a film which show alleged judicial corruption. (Image source & caption: BBC)
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According
to JoyOnline, huge crowd of ecstatic patrons have thronged the Accra
International Conference Centre Tuesday evening to watch the much anticipated
video on judicial scandal. People
from all walks of life holding free tickets formed long winding queue at the
forecourt of the venue, looking excited and privileged to watch the premiering
of a film titled “Ghana in the Eyes of God – Epic of Injustice”.
Roads
leading to the venue was built with a snail pace vehicular movement as many
curious patrons trooped to the place to the two-show video detailing corruption
in the judicial system.
The
two-year painstaking investigative piece by Anas Aremeyaw Anas shows 12 High
Court judges, 22 circuit court judges and magistrates as well as court
officials and police officers allegedly taking bribes to set free rapists,
murderers and armed robbers amongst others.
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Anas
Aremeyaw Anas' film screened on Tuesday night despite attempts to stop it
(Image source: BBC)
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JoyOnline report continues:
Anas
himself is at the venue with a number of dignitaries. Before screening the
video, Ghana’s national anthem was sang and a short prayer session held
followed by a few speeches.
There
have been frantic attempts by persons implicated in the video to scuttle
showing of the video.
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Large
audiences fill the hall of the screening venue (Image source: joyonline)
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Some
have gone to court seeking several reliefs including placing injunction on
broadcasting of the video. The summons are contesting the content of the video,
plans to air it, the immunity granted Anas from prosecution and an application
seeking his incarceration.
One
of the judges who applied for an application for interlocutory injunction on
the public screening of the video, Justice Paul Dery withdrew it Tuesday morning
after his lawyer claimed bailiffs are finding it difficult to serve Anas and his
company, Tiger Eye PI.
Suit
or no suit, counsel for Anas, Kissi Adjabeng was emphatic when he assured that
the video would be premiered Tuesday evening.
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Many Ghanaians
and foreign nationals wait patiently on lengthy queues to see the film (Image
source: joyonline)
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Even
though the Accra International Conference Centre where the video would be
premiered has been served with the writ of summons, Mr. Adjabeng maintained
that his client “has a contract with them for the premiering; the place booked
and paid for”.
To
show or not show the video evidencing steep corruption in the judiciary has
divided the country. But on the majority are those who think the video former
President Kufuor has described as a shame on the legal fraternity should be
shown.
The video is being screened
amidst tight security. It would be shown again on Wednesday, September 23,
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Image
source: BBC
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