Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a lawyer and human rights activist, has alleged that the former government and some individuals in the judiciary wanted to remove Dormaahene as a judge simply because he granted him bail.
Oliver Barker made this comment in a post shared on his Facebook page on February 14, 2025.
According to him, when he heard that Godfred Dame talked today about the attack on the judiciary, he laughed
“Do you know that the former government, with elements in the Judicial Council, actively sought to remove the Dormaahene as a judge simply because he granted me bail?
In fact, the charge against him was that he had exercised his judicial discretion to grant me bail in their politically motivated treason case. Their true intention was to “fix me” permanently—just as they did with Agordzo.
When that plan failed because I was granted bail, they turned their sights on the judge. I have firsthand knowledge that they attempted to reassign my case to Justice Ankomah (now in the Court of Appeal) instead of Dormaahene.
The Inspector General of Police even visited Ankomah personally to ensure that I remained in custody.” Oliver Barker narrated.
Lawyer Oliver Baker added that this is the evil we are fighting to eradicate. He said that, the very people who are now being given platforms to pontificate about democracy have no real belief in it. He described those people as scavengers who did everything in their power to destroy Ghana.
Oliver Barker wondered how they now have the audacity to cry about attacks on the judiciary. He added that every judge in this country lived in fear under their rule. They transferred any judge who refused to do their bidding and shamelessly promoted sycophants at will.
“They have politicized and packed our judiciary to the extent that no one approaching the courts today genuinely believes they will receive justice. This is the cancer we must excise—regardless of political party.” Oliver Barker concluded.
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