Appiagyei appeals to Lordina Mahama, Jane Naana over detention of Ghana Jollof accused
Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei has appealed to First Lady Lordina Mahama and Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to intervene in the continued detention of senior nursing officer Salomey Awiti Baffoe in the Ghana Jollof TikTok case.
Patricia Appiagyei, Deputy Minority Leader, has pleaded with First Lady Lordina Mahama and Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to step in and help with the ongoing detention of Salomey Awiti Baffoe, the senior nursing officer involved in the Ghana Jollof TikTok case. The High Court recently denied Baffoe's request for bail, citing the cyber-related nature of the investigation and the potential risk of interfering with witnesses if she were released at this stage.
Baffoe, a mother of three, is accused of aiding the spread of false news through the TikTok account operated by Barbara Asantewaa Kodua. The prosecution claims that financial transactions were also found between Baffoe and Kodua. Baffoe's defense argues that she should be granted bail, citing her presumption of innocence and her duties as a mother; her lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, noted that one of her children is about to start Senior High School and that her detention is impacting her child's education.
Appiagyei's plea comes in light of the court's decision to keep Baffoe in custody while the investigation proceeds, and the subsequent concern over the impact of her detention on her family, especially her three children.
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