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Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, has offered an unqualified apology to Justices of the Supreme Court for his allegation of bribery against a member of the Bench.
The accusation, he said, was based on a report from a colleague who informed him a Justice of the Supreme Court sought to incite her to vote for a particular candidate during the contest for Speaker of Parliament.
The Asawase MP admitted not specifically mentioning the name of the particular Judge might have scandalized the judiciary as a whole.
“This unintended consequence is deeply regretted.”
“I, therefore, wish to respectfully retract same and apologise for the harm done to the image and reputation of my Lord Justices of the Supreme Court and the Judiciary as a whole,” part of an apology letter issued by the Whip sad.
Read the full text of the apology letter below:
