GBA observes martyr's day

The Bishop of the Cape Coast Diocese of the Methodist Church, the Reverend Isaac Quansah, on Monday urged the Judiciary to promote peace, harmony and ensure justice for all people, irrespective of their status, ethnicity or religion.

He said any society that would exploit the poor and defenceless and abhor the truth, would eventually destroy itself.

Bishop Quansah, was delivering the sermon at a 'Martyr's day' service to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the murder of three high court judges and a retired army officer, at the Cape Coast Wesley Methodist Cathedral.

The service was organised by the regional branch of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and attended by members of the Judicial Service, lawyers and a cross section of the public.

Bishop Quansah reminded the Judiciary that their role was of "biblical origin," and they should, therefore, discharge their duties impartially at all times, to ensure peace in the society.

He said: "You are God's appointed people in the community, you should, therefore, help people to develop morality and uphold the truth to ensure peace."

Bishop Quansah expressed concern about the findings by the Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs that the Judicial Service was corrupt and said the image of the Service would be dented if nothing was done to reverse the trend.

He asked called on all persons administering justice to follow the steps of Jesus who was an epitome of justice and defended the truth and made sound judgements.

Bishop Quansah charged members of the Judicial Service to always remember that they were accountable to God, the "Supreme Judge" and that one day they would give account of their stewardship to Him.

Intercessory prayers were said for the nation, the families of the three judges and the retired army officer and the members of the Service.

The biography of the judges, had earlier been read, and in a tribute read by Mr. Peter Bosompem, Central Regional Secretary of GBA, the GBA described the death of the judges, as painful and said they "stood for justice but were victims of injustice."