The criminal jurisdiction of the High Court in Accra has officially acquitted and discharged Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a social activist who was standing trial for treason.
Mr Baker-Vormawor was charged with treason felony in 2022 when he was picked up by National Security operatives for threatening a coup if Parliament went ahead to pass the then-controversial E-Levy bill which was subsequently passed into law.
His detention and the charges levelled against him sparked widespread public debate and condemnation from civil society groups, amidst concerns over free speech in Ghana.
Oliver Barker-Vormawor who lost his Cambridge scholarship as a result of the treason trial, becomes the latest accused person to enjoy the selective amnesty by the new Attorney General who has decided to discontinue some high profile court cases initiated by the previous administration.
