The Minority Caucus in Parliament has expressed strong disapproval over the denial of bail to the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, describing the decision as an attempt to punish rather than deliver justice.
Mr. Baffoe was arraigned before the Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, and remanded into police custody until Friday, September 12, on two counts of alleged “offensive conduct conducive to a breach of the peace.”
A statement signed by the Second Deputy Minority Whip and MP for Weija-Gbawe, Jerry Ahmed Shaib, condemned what it described as a disturbing trend of weaponising the judiciary against perceived political opponents.
“The denial of bail and his remand clearly suggest punishment, not justice,” the statement read.
The Minority further noted that Abronye DC had reportedly sought political asylum in eight countries over alleged persecution and threats to his life, which they said underscores the seriousness of the case.
According to the Caucus, Abronye DC’s arrest and detention add to a growing list of cases where the state has used vague laws to suppress dissent. They cited instances of journalists, social commentators, and opposition figures being harassed or arrested arbitrarily, while ordinary citizens live in fear of exercising their constitutional rights.
“Such orchestrated persecution is a betrayal of the democratic principles upon which Ghana was founded. The Minority Caucus stands in solidarity with all voices of dissent and affirms their right to hold government accountable without fear of persecution,” it added.
Beyond the court proceedings, the statement accused the government of neglecting urgent national crises, particularly in Northern Ghana, where recent communal violence has claimed at least 31 lives, displaced nearly 50,000 people, and forced more than 13,000 to seek refuge in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Caucus insisted that the state must not use political witch-hunts as a smokescreen to distract from pressing humanitarian issues, stressing that democracy cannot thrive in a climate of fear, intimidation, and authoritarian tendencies.
