Prominent human rights lawyer and Member of Parliament, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has reiterated the need for a clear legal framework to compensate individuals who have been wrongfully imprisoned.
His remarks come in response to the recent exoneration of Yaw Appiah, a businessman who spent 19 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
Taking to Twitter on March 7, 2025, Francis-Xavier Sosu emphasised the importance of his proposed Compensation Bill, which he first introduced in Parliament in 2021.
According to him, while there are established penalty units for crimes committed, Ghana lacks a structured system to compensate those who have been wrongfully arrested, detained, or convicted. "This is precisely why I introduced the Compensation Bill in 2021 in the 8th Parliament," he wrote. "When a crime is committed, there are laid down penalty units provided for by law, which prescribe the amount to be paid as a fine.
