A complaint for rape by the prosecutor against the boss of the GBA – IFAD

General News of Monday, January 21, 2019

Source: clbadfmonline.com

2019-01-21

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFAD) has called on the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and the General Counsel to establish a committee to investigate an allegation of rape against GBA President Anthony Forson Jr. and Mr. Selbadie Fumey, by a lawyer, Kuukuwa Andam.

Ms. Andam, who said she had filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Forson in Washington DC, USA, said the incident had occurred in 2012. The incident with Mr. Fumey's Is also produced in January 2011.

According to Ms. Andam, she has decided to go public now not because she wants money, but because she wants to make sure that other lawyers do not suffer from that. She lived.

Mr. Forson, through his counsel, however, denied this allegation.

Responding to this development, IFAD, in a statement, appealed to all women lawyers, particularly women in Ghana, who in one way or another have suffered such a fate and continue to do the same to report such acts to lawful authorities or competent authorities. IFAD Ghana offices and their problems will be dealt with appropriately.

Below the complete statement:

Statement to the press of IFAD-GHANA

The attention of IFAD Ghana has been drawn to the serious allegations made against Tony Forson, President of the Ghana Bar Association, and Mr. Selbadie Fumey, by l. Kuukuwa lawyer Andam, domiciled in the United States of America.

According to Ms. Kuukuwa Andam's allegations, the two lawyers took advantage of her for raping her while she was studying at the legal aid offices in Accra and at a hotel in Washington DC.

IFAD Ghana, an badociation of women lawyers, which advocates for gender-based violence, makes a great exception and totally condemns all forms of badual harbadment and exploitation of women in general, and women in particular. lawyers in Ghana by their male colleagues.

Violence against women is considered a violation of human rights in the form of discrimination against women. It must include all acts of gender-based violence that result in or are likely to result in physical, badual, psychological or economic injury or suffering, including threats of such acts, cohesion or arbitrary deprivation. of freedom, whether in public or in private life, and these authors are for the most part known to these women.

IFAD Ghana will appeal to all women lawyers, and in particular all women in Ghana, who, in one way or another, have suffered such a fate and are continuously subjected to it, to report these acts to the legitimate authorities or IFAD Ghana offices. their problems will be handled appropriately.

We also wish to reiterate the fact that, to the extent that persons may be related to one of the parties mentioned in the above-mentioned allegations, we must be careful about our remarks and avoid victimizing the victim or stigmatizing the lawyers. mentioned above until an investigation is conducted.

We will also call on the Law Society of Ghana and the General Legal Council to establish a committee to investigate such serious allegations against our colleagues in the bar.