Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, remains “resolute, courageous and in very high spirits” despite his continued detention at the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), according to NPP General Secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua.
In a Facebook post on Monday, Kodua said he visited Abronye together with senior party figures, including K. T. Hammond, Deputy General Secretary Haruna Mohammed, Central Regional Chairman Dennis Percyval Quaicoe and Agona West’s 2024 parliamentary candidate Christopher Arthur.
Kodua said Abronye had expressed appreciation to party faithful and supporters across the country for what he described as an outpouring of support and solidarity.
He added that the Bono Regional chairman also sent greetings to party members in the Bono Region and urged supporters to remain united and hopeful.
“His spirit remains unbroken, and his conviction unwavering,” Kodua wrote, adding that Abronye assured supporters that he would “definitely be back.”
Kodua further disclosed that a bail application challenging Abronye’s continued detention has been filed at the High Court and is scheduled to be heard on May 20.
Minority reacts
Abronye DC was remanded for two weeks as investigations continue into allegations of misinformation and offensive public statements.
The outspoken politician was rearrested on May 13, weeks after he had previously been granted bail in connection with the same matter.
Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei criticised the detention, arguing that it breached constitutional protections on personal liberty.
“We are looking at the constitutional provision that no person shall be deprived of his liberty except under clearly defined circumstances,” she said during a media interview.
Appiagyei maintained that Baffoe’s comments amounted to criticism rather than criminal conduct and warned against what she described as the criminalisation of dissent.
“We are not encouraging insults, but every citizen has the right to criticise a system,” she said.
She also questioned the legal basis of the detention and argued that continued custody could not be justified solely on the basis that the accused might continue making public comments.
“That is persecution, not prosecution,” she said.
Source: asaaseradio.com
