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Radio panelist apologises after threatening to "finish" judges

Alistair Nelson, along with another panelist, Godwin Ako Gunn, allegedly appeared on Accra-based Montie FM and tried to incite people against the Supreme Court judges for their ruling on the ongoing court case on the Voter Register.

 

They allegedly threatened to “finish” the judges if they made any judgment against the Electoral Commission.

But in a statement, one of the panelist, Alistair Nelson said he regrets those comments.

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“I participated in a program on Montie FM. During my contribution, I made statements that in context, content (though conditional) and timing, are regrettable. Notwithstanding the many distortion that have accompanied the numerous public comments, I wish to apologize unreservedly to the listening public, including those who have called to caution and advise, and all members of the bench who have been offended by my contribution on the programme.”

“I also wish to apologise to the management of Montie FM for the unfortunate development. Thank you,” he said.

An audio recording of their comments have already gone viral on social media.

One of them is reported to have said: “I know where the judges live in Accra, I can show you. I know their quarters, the Supreme Court judges. I also know the High Court judges. Yes, I’m telling you, God has a way to show…If they like, they should bring it on. It will start in their residences, I’m telling you, in their neighborhood. When we finish them, then it will be over. Then we will come and rule our nation because they don’t wish the nation well. So they have to go. We will see them off to return to where they came from. So that those of us who wish the nation well will take control of the nation and rule it. So they should sit there, and feel that they are Supreme Court judges so…Look, the EC is insulated, article 45. Go and check. You cannot do what you are doing there. You Supreme Court judges sitting there, what do you do for Ghana? Look at your judges accepting bribes, goats and GH¢100 and others. Are you not ashamed? Senior judges on the bench, by this time all of you should have resigned because of what your juniors were doing. Are you not ashamed?”

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Meanwhile, the Ghana Bar Association has since called on the Inspector General of Police “to cause the investigation of those matters, arrest of the gentlemen, charge them with the relevant offences and put them before court."

National President of the Ghana Bar Association, said "Such gruesome glorification of the bloody and dastardly acts of yesteryears, and current threat to our judiciary cannot be tolerated or allowed under our present democratic dispensation."

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