Private Legal Practitioner Nana Yaw Osei has applauded Minister of Attorney and Justice-designate for condemning the treatment of his client, Gregory Afoko, by the former Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, as a blatant abuse of fundamental human rights.
Afoko's decade-long ordeal is a harrowing tale of injustice, with the accused man being held in custody without bail since 2015.
Despite being presumed innocent until proven guilty, Afoko has been subjected to not one, not two, but three trials based on the same facts.
This egregious abuse of power has raised serious questions about the fairness and impartiality of the justice system. "This is a classical example of using the law to abuse the rights of an accused person," Osei declared, his voice dripping with outrage. "Has Gregory Afoko not been punished already for an offence he's yet to be convicted and sentenced?" Dominic Ayine, the Minister-designate for Attorney-General and Justice, responded to a question posed by John Darko, Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency, regarding the return of Tribunal courts during the appointment committee vetting.
