Domelevo Accuses Ayikoi Otoo of Presenting Fake Documents in Torkornoo Case

 October 7, 2025 

Former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo has accused former Attorney-General Nii Ayikoi Otoo of presenting fake documents as evidence during the in-camera proceedings that led to the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

Mr Domelevo, who served on the committee that handled petitions against the former Chief Justice, made the allegation on the KSM followed by vistanewsgh.com show on Monday.

"I want to put it on record that he provided us with evidence that was fake. It will interest you to know that it is the junior of the Chief Justice, the Judicial Secretary, who appointed the Chief Justice; that letter that he produced was signed by the Judicial Secretary appointing her as Chief Justice," Mr Domelevo said.

He was responding to earlier comments by Mr Ayikoi Otoo, who had criticized the committee for allegedly disregarding critical evidence during the proceedings.

In a September 1 interview on Joy FM, Mr Ayikoi Otoo accused the committee of ignoring the judiciary's official travel policy and insisted that Justice Torkornoo's vacation request complied with established procedures.

"The travel policy was submitted, but the committee never referred to it. She was entitled to travel with one person of her choice, and she did so," Mr Ayikoi Otoo said.

He argued that allowances were determined by officials, not the Chief Justice herself, and that any financial disputes should have been resolved through an audit rather than used as grounds for removal.

"Assuming it was wrongly given, is that not why you have auditors? They should surcharge you if you took something unlawfully. Is that a ground for removal?" he questioned.

Mr Ayikoi Otoo expressed surprise that Mr Domelevo, a former Auditor-General, was part of the committee that concluded Justice Torkornoo misappropriated funds.

"I'm surprised Daniel Domelevo, a former Auditor-General, was on it. He heard us, he saw the evidence. Yet in the face of all this, they still concluded she misappropriated money. Which money?" he said.

Mr Domelevo's response directly challenges Mr Ayikoi Otoo's claims about the quality and authenticity of evidence presented during the proceedings.