The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, will remain in police custody after a Circuit Court in Accra denied him bail in a case that has quickly drawn public attention.
Presiding Judge Samuel Bright Acquah explained his decision in open court, stressing that the matter goes beyond the surface charges against the politician.
“Accused person before the court is facing two (2) charges of misdemeanours.
However, in this instant case, the court will not look at only the charges being misdemeanour but will extend it to the position of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to the country that is the head of the police service,” the judge remarked.
He argued that the comments allegedly made by Abronye DC could undermine confidence in national security, warning that such utterances could have wider implications for stability.
“The words which came from the accused person is likely to put the security of the nation into disrepute,” he stated.
In an unusual but striking literary reference, Judge Acquah drew from George Orwell’s famous novel Animal Farm to emphasize his point.
“It is always said that all persons are equal but in practice, it is not so. Courtesy George Owell in his book The Animal Farm, one of the commandments is that all men are equal but some are equal than others. Translated into this case, all men are equal but some are more equal than others,” he told the court.
The decision to rely on a literary metaphor to justify the denial of bail has since caused a massive brouhaha on social media.
The case, which has been adjourned to September 19, 2025, continues to stir conversations on the balance between free speech, political accountability, and the judiciary’s discretion in matters of national security.
