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Ayine pushes duty-lawyer scheme to protect suspects at police stations
He also called for a toll-free legal aid line, SMS and WhatsApp intake channels, legal information in local languages and a shared case-management system linking the Legal Aid Commission, the courts and the Attorney General’s Office.
Speaking through a speech read on his behalf at the launch of the Legal Aid Commission’s 2026 Legal Aid Week in Accra on Tuesday, October 13, Dr Ayine advocated a duty-lawyer scheme to give practical effect to Article 14(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
He called for legal aid services to be expanded beyond regional capitals through district offices and mobile clinics operating at markets, community centres and traditional council halls.
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