Private legal practitioner and activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has condemned the Office of the Special Prosecutor over the release of the mugshot of accused persons in the case, Republic v Mustapha Abdul-Hamid and 9 others.
In a strongly worded post shared on his X account on Friday, July 18, he described the move by the OSP as a violation of due process and disregard for the rights of persons yet to be proven guilty in court. "A suspect is under zero legal compulsion to pose for a photo or mugshot, and I would not under any circumstances allow my client to allow such a picture to be taken," he said.
He shared his personal experience with the Ghana Police when they tried to arrest him in connection with the #Stopgalamsey protest.
He recounted how the police, after an interrogation, insisted on handcuffing him.
