Samuel Azu Crabbe

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Samuel Azu Crabbe (born November 18, 1918 , James Town, Accra , Ghana ; † September 15, 2005 , Aburi , Ghana) was the fifth Chief Justice of the independent Ghana between 1973 and 1977 . He succeeded EAL Bannerman in office and was replaced by Fred Kwasi Apaloo .

Career as a judge

Crabbe was a High Court Judge in Kenya before he was appointed Chief Justice by the National Redemption Council (NRC) military junta led by Ignatius Kutu Acheampong . He began his tenure in 1973 at the age of 55.

After the palace coup against Acheampong by Fred Akuffo , the NRC was replaced by the Supreme Military Council (SMC). This issued the Judicial Service (Amendment) Degree (1977) (SMCD 101) , with which Crabbe was dismissed from the office of chief judge on June 15, 1977 at the age of 59. The law had text that was tailored only to Crabbe and read as follows in the original:

1. Notwithstanding any enactment to the contrary, Mr. Justice S. Azu Crabbe, Chief Justice of Ghana is herby retired as Chief Justice and shall cease to be a member of the Judicial Service of Ghana with the effect from 15th of June, 1977.

2. The said Mr. Justice S. Azu Crabbe shall notwithstanding that he has creased to be a member of the Judical Service, after the said date be allowed to enjoy all leave he had earned prior to that date, with full emoluments and benefits and he shall be eligible to all retiring benefits for which he would have been eligible as if he had retired voluntarily from Judical Service as Chief Justice on that said date.

German translation:

1. Notwithstanding any conflicting legal regulation, Judge S. Azu Crabbe, Chief Justice of Ghana, is hereby retired as Chief Justice and is leaving the Ghana's judicial service with effect from June 15, 1977.

2. The aforementioned judge S. Azu Crabbe, regardless of his resignation as a member of the Ghana's judicial service, is entitled to claim all rights acquired up to that date, to claim full salaries and grants and he receives all pension claims to assert them with a voluntary Resigning from the judicial service as Chief Justice would have been entitled from that date.

Special Commission of Inquiry

Crabbe became chairman of the Special Investigation Board (SIB) in 1982 , which was charged with investigating the murder of three High Court judges and a senior military officer. On June 30, 1982 , the later murdered people were abducted from their homes and went missing for days. It was not until July 4, 1982 that the bodies of the missing were found. Under pressure from the population and international agencies, the then military government of the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC), led by Jerry Rawlings, set up a commission of inquiry under the direction of the then Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Johnny Hanson. However, following further pressure from the population, the government had to reassign this commission of inquiry, as voices were raised that suspected the PNDC was involved.

Under the power of Crabbe, the SIB completed the investigation and accused a group of military personnel affiliated with the government. The motive for the murder of the Rawlings opponents was given by judges' judgments, as well as the release of prisoners of the first military coup led by Jerry Rawlings and the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) government.

After the investigation was completed, Crabbe was particularly accused by the Ghanaian Times of manipulating the investigation results. Ultimately, Crabbe was accused by the head of the National Security Agency of having worked for the American secret service CIA.

Publications

Family, death

Crabbe died on September 15, 2005 in Aburi, Ghana. He left his widow and five children together.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ National Reconcilliation Commission, Volume 2, Chapter 5, page 163 ( Memento of October 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ National Reconcillion Council, Volume 4, Chapter 2, page 98 ( Memento of September 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ National Reconcillion Council, Volume 4, Chapter 2, Page 102 ( Memento of September 2, 2006 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Crabbe, Samuel Azu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ghanaian Chief Justice (1973-1977)
DATE OF BIRTH November 18, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH James Town, Accra , Ghana
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 2005
Place of death Aburi , Ghana