Bawumia condemns remand of Techiman nurse, demands her release over free speech concerns
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Flagbearer Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the release of Techiman-based nurse Salomey Awiti Bafoh, following her remand by the Adentan Circuit Court over her alleged involvement in the publication and circulation of false news on social media.
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed his disapproval of the remand of Techiman nurse Salomey Awiti Bafoh by the Adentan Circuit Court. Bafoh, a 40-year-old senior nursing officer and mother of three, was arrested and remanded into police custody for two weeks following her alleged involvement in the publication and circulation of false news on social media.
Bawumia condemned the arrest as "very worrying" and warned against what he perceives as an infringement on citizens' right to free expression. He emphasized that Ghana's intelligence agencies should not pursue citizens merely for insulting public officials and urged political actors to maintain decorum, arguing that transformative ideas for Ghana would not emerge from such an environment.
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