Renowned US-based Ghanaian lawyer and scholar, Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare, has issued a strongly worded open letter to the Inspector-General of Police, expressing deep concern over the arrest and prosecution of Sir-Obama Pokuase.
According to Prof.
Asare, the dawn raid on Pokuase's apartment, the Police's public framing of the incident, the stringent ₵50,000 bail with three sureties, his overnight detention despite meeting bail conditions, and the decision to charge him under section 208 of the Criminal Offences Act raise serious questions about due process and public trust.
The Police allege Pokuase was assisting with investigations into a viral video showing individuals brandishing firearms, but at some point, this "assistance" turned into a criminal charge.
