Only court orders can override constitutional safeguards in arrests – Justice Abdulai
“If you go effecting an arrest and there is a lawyer or even the family, the wife, the spouse, only one person present, common sense would dictate that these persons should be informed.
Private legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai, has stressed that only a court order can, in limited circumstances, come close to overriding constitutional protections granted to arrested persons in Ghana.
According to him, those present should be informed of the arrest and provided with basic details such as the destination of the suspect and contact information for follow-up, a practice he said is essential for accountability and to prevent confusion.
