Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has accused the John Mahama administration of eroding democratic freedoms by clamping down on dissenting voices.
According to him, the decision to keep Abronye in custody highlights what he described as the government’s growing intolerance of free expression.
Speaking during his visit to Abronye DC at the police Headquarters, he said
“Even in the most serious case I prosecuted, which was the treason trial, all the accused persons were granted bail on the first day. This is a sharp contrast when it comes to the situation Abronye is facing,” Dame said.
His comment follows the continued detention of Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, who was arrested on charges of “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace.”
He pointed out that in several other high-profile prosecutions — including cases involving Collins Dauda, Finance Minister Ato Forson, and businessman Richard Jakpa — the accused were granted self-recognition bail.
“So, I am saying that there ought to be tolerance for free speech, and the intolerance of this administration is very repulsive,” he stressed.
