A member of the legal team of Gregory Afoko, one of the two suspects standing trial for the murder of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Upper East Regional Party chairman, Adams Mahama in 2015, has expressed sadness about his client’s continuous incarceration.
According to Nana Yaw Osei, the suspect, after being granted bail in March 2019 and having met all the bail conditions, needs not be in jail.
To him, it is a matter of worry for a court to see nothing wrong with the abuse of his fundamental human right.
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“How can a High Court grant bail and another one goes against it? I seriously do not know why he should be kept for four years when he is supposed to be free,” he told Accra based Okay FM, monitored by Adomonline.com.
An Accra High Court on Monday overturned an earlier decision of another High Court to grant Mr Afoko bail on March 14, 2019.
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Lawyer Osei believes the ongoing trial against the suspect is riddled with unconstitutionality that has violated the rights and freedom of Mr Afoko.
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He said though they are not happy about the judgment, they will go according to the law while they plan their next move.
“There is nothing we can do. We know there are so many avenues and so we will communicate our next action,” he stated.
Source: Adomonline.com | Dorcas Abedu-Kennedy
