Disobedience to a court order? Never! – A shocked lawyer refused Afoko's bail on bail

General News of Saturday, July 20, 2019

Source: Myjoyonline.com

2019-07-20

Kofi Abotsi, a law professor, has insisted on the issue of JoyNews, Newsfile. No one should be allowed to disobey a court decision under any circumstances.

It was referring to the saga between the state and a murder suspect who was denied bail despite an order from the High Court in March 2019.

The murder suspect, Gregory Afoko, finally spent more than 120 days in pretrial detention, an action that almost resulted in a criminal conviction for contempt of the head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Maame Tiwaa Addo Danquah, and David Apeatu, of l & # 39; IGP.

The refusal to grant bail to Afoko stems from a bitter fight between the high court on one side, the attorney general and the police on the other.

The court clerk called Gregory Afoko bail. According to the judicial procedure, he was convinced that the land title of the surety provided as justification was genuine.

He said he saw the original, made photocopies and asked the Land Commission to authenticate it, which turned out to be the property of the surety.

But the police is not convinced and wants to review the original title deed. According to Kweku Baako, there is evidence that suspects and guarantors fled after using false documents to obtain bail. He arrived at at least ten cases, said Baako.

Ten times bitten, once shy, it seems. But Afoko's lawyers consider this an obstacle to a court decision.

The police who should search and find Afoko had escaped was insensitive.

The police action is backed by veteran journalist Kweku Baako, who opposes a wave of criticism directed against the Attorney General's Department and the police.

Baako said that he did not agree with the court's position affirming the authenticity of the documents of the surety. "The process [used to determine the vailidity of the documents] is defective, "he insisted.

Despite the current situation, the former dean of GIMPA law school claimed that "disagreeing with a court decision, disobedience, never!"

Kofi Abotsi said the police may have real concerns about the murder suspect's escape potential but that "hell is paved with good intentions" and insisted that the police's disobedience was false.