The arrest and remand of Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, is still dominating the political discourse, with leading voices in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) accusing the government of political persecution.
Abronye, the Bono Regional Chairman of the NPP, was on Friday remanded into police custody by a circuit court in Accra. He is expected to reappear in court on September 12, 2025.
Reacting to the development, former Presidential Staffer Dennis Miracles Aboagye described the move as counterproductive.
“Whoever is advising this NDC govt on these political arrests surely is an enemy to the NDC.
“That you believe persecuting someone like Abronye can actually shut him up? Intimidate others?? In 2025? Lol. He will get even louder after this,” Aboagye wrote in a social post sighted by MyNewsGh.
The decision of the court also came as a shock to Abronye’s legal team.
His lawyer, Daniel Martey, told journalists outside the courtroom that the charges did not warrant a remand.
“The accused person was arraigned before the court, and it appears the prosecution just wanted him to be remanded.
“For whatever reason, you gave us an invite, we have responded to the invite, and the charges leveled against my client in court were just misdemeanors, and in law you will know that there are categories of offences, and misdemeanor is the basic one, and that shouldn’t be the basis why an accused person should be remanded,” he explained.
The case is set to resume later this month, with Abronye expected back in court.
