ABRONYE’S REMAND: LEGALLY JUSTIFIED OR A PANOPLY OF “POWER”
The remand into prison custody by the Accra Circuit Court of the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, on charges of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace and publication of false news had led to diverse opinions shared by the public. It is plausible to note that the discussions around the refusal of bail, culminating into a one-week remand is worth commendable, as a section of Ghanaians are gradually being informed about the basics of legal nuances. However, let me be blunt here; Kwame Baffoe (Abronye), having been “injected” with “300Ls” dose of law into his blood should have contemplated the legal consequence of filing for asylum in eight (8) countries after such offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace and publication of false news. The legal consequence here is the refusal to grant him bail. It is important to state that the decision in Martin Kpebu (No. 2) v. the Attorney...