The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is demanding an improvement in security and risk allowance for its members following the recent attacks on the Tamale District Court.
Speaking at the 2023 Judicial Service Staff Durbar and Open Forum in Cape Coast, The President of JUSAG, Mr Samuel Afotey Otu said, the attack on the Tamale District Court is a wake-up call for the government to consider full protection and risk allowance for its members.
“As members of the judicial service, it is our solemn duty to nurture and protect the justice system. We have the immense responsibility of shaping the future of our nation by upholding the principles of justice and the rule of law”.
“As we do this and more, let us enhance security in our Courts to protect and safeguard staff, judges and magistrates, and our clients.
“The recent incident of attack at the Tamale District Court is a wake-up call on the service to relook at our security protocols. It also sends a signal that all employees of the service are at risk”.
“And with this inherent risk, provision of risk allowance should not be seen as too much for the staff,” Mr. Afotey Otu charged”.
It will be recalled that on August 28 this year, some residents attacked the Tamale District Court during the case of a man accused of selling drugs to the youth.
An amateur video from the court premises captured chaotic scenes and gunfire as police tried to get the situation under control.
The actions of the residents resulted in the injuring of a police officer.
JUSAG in a statement condemned the act, describing it as barbaric and requested that “miscreants’ behind the violence be dealt with to serve as a deterrent to others.