Anas, the acclaimed Ghanaian investigative journalist has exposed a corruption scandal that threatens to undermine one of Africa's cinderellas. Ghana, ranked in the top 5 least corrupt countries in Africa by the Corruption Perceptions Index in 2012, is now the subject of headline news of the BBC which reported a few days ago that:"A group of Ghanaian judges allegedly caught on camera asking for bribes has filed a legal challenge to their suspension.Of the 22 suspended lower court judges, 14 have filed a writ to the high court, saying the judicial council's investigations have no basis in law.Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas conducted a two-year undercover investigation into the judges.It is the biggest scandal in the history of Ghana's judiciary." Full article here.AllAfrica took up the story and leads with the following:"It may go down in history as the single most massive bribery scandal to hit Ghana's Judiciary, as 180…
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