48-hour detention rule is not an automatic entitlement for EOCO – Victoria Bright

International corporate lawyer and entrepreneur Victoria Bright has questioned the continued detention of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), arguing that the constitutional 48-hour detention period should not be treated as an automatic entitlement for investigators.

Ms Bright’s comments come amid growing debate over the necessity and manner of Baffour Awuah’s detention, with his lawyer, Samuel Atta Akyea, also questioning why the MP was kept overnight after voluntarily reporting to EOCO.” According to her, "if EOCO believes Baffour Awuah’s continued detention is necessary, the agency should explain what investigative purpose the detention serves and bring him before the court as soon as possible.