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General News of Saturday, July 20, 2019
Source: clbadfmonline.com
2019-07-20
Former President John Mahama
Traditional leaders and clergy must denounce the government for the violation of the rights of Mr. Gregory Afoko, who, along with a second suspect, is being sued by the state for the murder of the president of the region of the extreme is New Patriotic Party in power, Adam Mahama in 2015.
Mr. Afoko has been in the custody of the state for about three years.
He was released on bail by a high court in Accra in March 2019 and admitted to the benefit of a 500,000 GHS bond with two sureties, one of which had to be justified.
However, he was still held in detention despite all the conditions of bail being met.
A different judge from the same high court recently rescinded the bail given to the accused, saying that Mr. Afoko would not show up at the trial if he was to be released.
Many groups such as the Ghana Bar Association and Occupy Ghana, as well as human rights advocates, have called on the government on this issue.
Joining the fray, Mr. Mahama, flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress, the main opposition party, told party supporters during his tour in some areas that: "Recently, in court, somebody". one asked to be released on bail by court, but the government canceled that bond. Each country is governed by rules. If a government decides not to follow the rules, then where does our destiny lie as a country? "
"This young man was long incarcerated before being brought to justice. It could be any other person too, so the clergy and the traditional chiefs must speak out so that the government knows its mistakes. "
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