The Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Professional Studies Accra, (UPSA) Professor Kofi Abotsi has stated that presidential pardons make no sense in a modern judicial system.
Speaking in a recent interview on JoyNews, he described presidential pardons as outdated and controversial.
Prof Kofi Abotsi argued that presidents should have no business in pardoning persons who have been convicted of criminal offences. "The issue about presidential pardon generally is one that I find controversial.
I have never really accepted that aspect of our constitution.
