SAM-DEEN ALHASSAN AND JUDICIAL SERVICE

INTRODUCTION In a referral letter dated 11th May 2009, the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana (the Office) requested the Commission to investigate a complaint which alleged an instance of injustice against the Complainant on grounds of his political affiliation. COMPLAINANT'S CASE In the complaint, the Complainant stated that he was appointed as a District | Magistrate in 1981 and posted to Adansi - Fomena and assigned additional duties at the Obuasi District Court. According to the Complainant, the then District Secretary of Obuasi, Mr. Kwasi Oppong Fosu, invited him to preside over a Committee set up to probe the Adansi District Administration. To this end, the Complainant requested for permission from the District Administration for a temporary release to enable him preside over the Committee but his request was not granted. He therefore opted for the position of an ordinary member and sat with the Committee in the afternoon when the court had closed. The Compl...