Ghana's Judicial Council has suspended 22 junior judges accused of bribery after they were captured on video.
A Crusading Guide Newspaper investigative journalist released the video last week and petitioned President John Mahama and Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood to remove the judges.
Ghana's Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood
Ghana's Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood
The Judicial Council is also probing the conduct of 12 high court judges and several other court officials, who had been mentioned in the video, which was recorded by undercover agents.