By Jesse Ampah Owusu
Accra, April 1, GNA – Mr John Bismark Ackon, the Greater Accra Regional Director, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ, has admonished young people to take interest in learning and understanding legal and judicial matters to avoid falling foul of the law.
That would enable them to gain insight into Ghana’s legal and justice delivery system to guide and guard them against being caught up at the wrong side of the law, he said.
Mr Ackon made these statements at the first edition of the Community Legal Clinic Series programme, held at the Presbyterian Boy’s Senior High School, Legon, over the weekend.
The event brought together key stakeholders in Ghana’s justice delivery system, who took the students through legal and judicial roles.
The students were drawn from some senior high schools and tertiary institutions in the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipality.
Mr Ackon admonished them to have confidence in Ghana’s justice delivery system and report issues of abuse or maltreatment to the law enforcement agencies for redress.
He said sections of the public often perceived legal and judicial education as the preserve of a few professionals, but that should not be the case because legal education and sensitisation was important to ensure that all citizens became abreast of the law.
“Also, sometimes some people do fear that maybe there could be some political interference or something in our work, but I want to assure them that as a Constitutional Body, the Constitution guarantees our independence and freedom to perform our duties,” he said.
“I urge the public not to keep things to themselves but resort to the right legal and judicial processes to ensure that the right thing is done.”
Mr Gilbert Korbla Kekeli, the Chief Executive Officer of Kekeli Consult-Keta, and organiser of the event, said it was important for the citizenry to be sensitised and educated on legal and judicial matters to keep them abreast of the law.
He said the platform was to bring stakeholders in the justice delivery system closer to the doorstep of the public to engage them on their roles and responsibilities.
“Through this process we want to build public confidence and trust in the judicial process and ensure that the public are well informed on judicial decisions,” he said.
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