Martin Amidu accused Judge Samuel Bright Acquah of using bail applications to punish suspects and curry favour with political leaders.
In the case of Abronye DC, Amidu said the judge acted as though the accused was already guilty.
“The presumption of innocence was asserted by the suspect by his plea of not guilty… Judge ‘Napoleon’ Samuel Bright Acquah had no business as a professional judge to lecture the suspect or Ghanaian citizens on their fundamental rights and their noses,” he noted.
He cited examples from the judge’s own rulings: “Just about 2 or 3 weeks ago another matter… Rep v Emmanuel Kwakye… he was also remanded for same 2 weeks.” According to Amidu, this confirmed a pattern of “equalizing” decisions to appease political leaders.
“The remand of these suspects who had pleaded not guilty to allegedly insulting Presidents as preliminary punishment before trial constituted a blatant abuse of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizen,” Amidu wrote.
