Editorial News of Tuesday, 3 July 2001

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Noose to hang on Rawlings' neck

The Daily Guide says there is every indication that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under President J.A. Kufuor will re-enact the course of history by setting the tone for the prosecution of all those who had a hand in the abduction and murder of the three High Court Judges, some 19 years ago.

To this end, a call has been made to the public to come up with fresh evidences of their knowledge of people whom they believe, gave the direct order or took part in the murder of Mrs Justice Cecilia Koranteng Addow, Mr Justice Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong, Mr Justice Fred Poku Sarkodie and Major Sam Acquah, a retired army officer.

Justice G.E.K. Aikins, a retired Supreme Court Judge and Attorney-General at the time of the judges' murder, gave these broad hints at a Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Kaneshie Presbyterian Church, organized by the Ghana Bar Association.

The Guide says the role of Capt Kojo Tsikata and former first couple, the Rawlingses, as regards the judges murder cannot easily be swept under the carpet because of fresh questions arising that centres around the role of Capt Tsikata.