Impeach Gbeisay!!
…CDC Calls For Suah Unconditional Release
“The law teaches that justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. When a judge becomes both accuser, and adjudicator, the courtroom transforms into a theater where fairness is sacrificed on the altar of ego,”
–CDC-COP.
The opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has descended on Chief Justice, His Honor, Yarmie Quiqui Gbeisay for “illegally detaining individuals, who disagreed with him, even outside the court room.”
Henceforth, the Party through its Councils of Patriots (CoP), have called for the unconditional release of former Gompa City Mayor, Amos Nyan Glehbogeay Suah from a 30-day imprisonment at the Sanniquellie Correction Palace in Nimba County.
The Party further cautioned members of the 55th Legislature not to delay the impeachment proceeding of Justice Gbeisay, which, if do so, the Party says, “will be a danger precept to democracy.”
They also called on the United States of America to impose sanctions on Justice Gbeisay for “clamping down on freedom of speech.”
The national executive council of CDC-CoP, said, it “vehemently condemns the unjust, and political sentencing of Suah, and demands his unconditional release from further detention.”
“CDC-COP sees the 30-day Suah’s prison sentenced as being imposed only because Suah called for the impeachment of the Chief Justice, with his call being termed as inciting the public against the court. This is shameful, and an act that shows the courts have been used as a shield to protect corrupt judges, and silence citizens from exercising their constitutional rights as stipulated in Article 15(a) of the 1986 Constitution.”
“CDC-COP warns the legislature that Justice Gbeissay has desecrated his office, and violated the duties of his office, and we call on the House of Representatives to do the right thing by starting an immediate impeachment process in accordance with Article 71 of the constitution.”
Article 71: “The Chief Justice and Associates Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of subordinate courts of record shall hold office during good behavior. They may be removed upon impeachment and conviction by the legislature based on proved misconduct, gross breach of duty, inability to perform the functions of their office, or conviction in a court of law for treason, bribery or other infamous crimes.”
meanwhile, CDC informs and enlightens the ordinary Liberian people, and the international
community that Justice Gbeissay has, through several actions, violated constitutional norms, statutory mandates, and judicial ethics, thereby undermining the very constitution he swore an oath to defend; thus, making him unfit to be Chief Justice of the Republic.
As evidence to her claims, the Party cited the “violation of Judicial Canon 28: Conflict of Interest and Failure to Recuse.”
It adds, “Justice Gbeissay presided over proceedings in which he was personally the subject of the alleged insult. This action constitutes a clear violation of Judicial Canon 28, which mandates recusal where personal interest, bias, or involvement exists. In legal doctrine, this constitutes a conflict of interest and judicial impropriety, rendering the proceedings fundamentally defective.”
Also, the Party cited “violation of the Principle of Natural Justice.”
“His conduct also violates the long-established doctrine of Natural Justice, particularly the principle Nemo Judex in Causa Suah, meaning no one should be a judge in his own cause. By presiding over a matter in which he was personally involved, the Justice effectively denied the accused the fundamental right to an impartial tribunal, a cornerstone of constitutional jurisprudence.”
“The law teaches that justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done. When a judge becomes both accuser, and adjudicator, the courtroom transforms into a theater where fairness is sacrificed on the altar of ego.”
Nepotism and Abuse of Office
The Party recalled how Justice Gbeissay reportedly recommended his own son, a freshman law student at the time, for appointment within the judiciary as an Associate Magistrate by President Joseph Boakai.
Although, Justice Gbeisay is yet to respond to the CDC’s statement, “Such conduct,” CDC says, “constitutes nepotism, abuse of office, and ethical impropriety, which are explicitly discouraged under the public service regulations, etc.”
