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The Discipline Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) slapped nine counts of misconduct against the lawyer who claimed the chief justice attempted to extort a $ 5 million bribe to influence the resulting from a court case.
The lawyer, Kwasi Afrifa, was slapped on nine counts, including his failure to disclose the corruption allegation against the chief justice.
He was also cited for failing to issue receipts to his client following payment of legal fees, facilitating the commission of the alleged bribe by reimbursing fees legally paid to him and making a reckless statement against the judge. chief.
Mr. Afrifa faces disciplinary proceedings after his client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwesi Atta VI, asked the General Legal Council to recover $ 75,000 from him.
The charges followed a preliminary investigation by the GLC which concluded that a case of misconduct had been established against him.
Mr. Afrifa is subject to disciplinary proceedings after his client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwesi Atta VI, requested the assistance of the General Legal Council to recover $ 75,000 from him.
Ogyeedom VI alleged that Mr. Afrifa requested $ 100,000 to obtain a favorable judgment from the court in the case he was handling.
The corruption allegations were revealed in a response dated July 8, 2021, in which Mr. Afrifa denied the allegations of Ogyeedom VI.
He claimed he was asked to reimburse $ 300,000 in legal fees to enable his client to collect a $ 5 million bribe to pay the chief justice to obtain a favorable ruling in a legal dispute. .
The Chief Justice has already denied the allegations and also asked the Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the case.
Find below the different fees:
ACCOUNT 1
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Professional misconduct contrary to Rule 9 (11) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 1969 (LI. 613) as amended.
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, having been made aware of alleged unethical conduct in the Office of the Chief Justice by your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI, the Complainant, failed to protect the sanctity and integrity of the profession by failing to disclose the corruption allegation against the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana to the Disciplinary Commission of the Judicial Council or any other statutory body for investigation.
ACCOUNT 2
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Professional misconduct contrary to Rule 6 (1) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 1969 (II. 613) as amended.
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in a preliminary investigation before the Disciplinary Commission of the General Legal Council, voluntarily admitted that you did not issue receipts to your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI for the payment of legal fees, thus committing a fault professional.
ACCOUNT 3
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Professional misconduct contrary to Rule 2 (2) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 1969 (LI 613) as amended.
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in a conversation with your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI regarding alleged judicial manipulation by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, failed to uphold the reputation of the legal profession, and instead facilitated the commission of the alleged corruption offense by reimbursing the Complainant for legal fees to which you were legally and duly entitled, thereby failing to uphold the dignity and high reputation of the legal profession.
ACCOUNT 4
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Professional misconduct, contrary to Rule 2 (2) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 1969 (L.1.613) as amended.
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in a preliminary investigation before the Disciplinary Commission of the General Legal Council, voluntarily admitted that in responding to the complaint filed against you by your former client, Obranu Kwasi Atta VI. you have transmitted a scanned copy of said response containing information relating to your representation of said client to a third party, via a social media platform (WhatsApp), thus not respecting the dignity and high reputation of the legal profession.
ACCOUNT 5
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Professional misconduct contrary to Rule 9 (7) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 1969 (LL 613) as amended.
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in your dealings with your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI, have not behaved with the utmost honesty and frankness in a conversation with the said complainant about an alleged judicial manipulation by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, facilitated the commission of the alleged corruption offense by reimbursing the Complainant for legal fees to which you were legally and duly entitled.
ACCOUNT 6
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Malpractice, contrary to Rule 52 (a) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 2020 (LI 2423).
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in response to a complaint brought against you by your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI, made a reckless statement suggesting judicial manipulation by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana which you knew or should have known that it ‘was wrong.
ACCOUNT 7
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Malpractice, contrary to Rule 89 (c) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 2020 (LI 2423).
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in response to a complaint brought against you by your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI, made a reckless statement charging judicial manipulation by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, thereby engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
ACCOUNT 8
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Professional misconduct, contrary to Rule 61 (b) (ii) of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 2020 (L.1. 2423).
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in your response to a complaint brought against you by your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI, made a reckless statement charging judicial manipulation by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, thereby diminishing public confidence in administration of justice.
ACCOUNT 9
DECLARATION OF MISCONDUCT
Malpractice, contrary to Rule 21 (3) (b) of the Rules of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette), 2020 (LI. 2423).
PECULIARITIES OF MISCONDUCT
That you, in a preliminary investigation before the Disciplinary Commission of the General Legal Council, voluntarily admitted that in responding to the complaint filed against you by your former client, Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta VI. you have transmitted a scanned copy of said response containing information relating to your representation of said client to a third party, via the social media platform (WhatsApp), thereby making public the information relating to your representation of your former client.
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