Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has strongly criticised the continued detention of Bono Regional NPP Chairman, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye, following his second remand by the Accra Circuit Court on Friday, September 12, 2025.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen, Kpebu described the decision to keep Abronye in police custody for two consecutive weeks over a misdemeanour charge as unlawful and contrary to the principles of justice Ghanaians expect.
“We must let the Attorney-General and IGP Yohuno know that this is not lawful. We didn’t vote for the NDC for this type of governance, and I cannot be part of this type of government,” he said.
Kpebu argued that if the state considers Abronye’s comments offensive, the case should proceed in court while granting him bail.
“If they don’t want to forgive him, they can grant him bail as the case proceeds to the end. When the verdict comes and it is too much, then we talk about it,” he added.
He warned that denying bail in a misdemeanor case sets a dangerous precedent.
“If in a misdemeanor case Abronye cannot secure bail, then it means the verdict on my Kpebu number 2 case in 2016 is void and useless. As citizens, we must get up and resist this, or else it will lead to tyranny,” he cautioned.
Kpebu also called on the police to return to court on Monday to signal the completion of their investigations, paving the way for bail. Should they fail, he urged Abronye’s legal team to seek redress at the Human Rights Court.
“This is wrong and a sad day for our democracy. We must all rally support and speak against this because we cannot retrogress as a nation,” he concluded.
Abronye was first remanded on September 10, following his arrest on Monday, September 8, over what police described as “offensive conduct conducive to the breach of public peace.”
Source: Gertrude Otchere
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