Under Ghanaian criminal law, Section 96 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1960 establishes that all offenses are bailable, with the court having discretion to grant bail unless specific exceptions apply, such as when the accused is likely to commit another offense or interfere with witnesses. The Martin Pebble vs Attorney General case precedent reinforces that even serious offenses like murder are bailable, and the court must consider the normative position of the law when making bail decisions.
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“Its Unconstitutional” Prez Mahama & NDC In Trouble: Abronye Case Worsons As NPP Petitions 16 CSO…Added:
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MPP and DC MPP and DC official Nina Basa Basa ya and yeah DC She said so Georgia I'm a park up for the lawyer and a and a and and my MPP and you and my and the scientist one more petition and you and you Bumble and attorney and and and and and you and a and and and you MPP and a and and you and and and and you and and and and and you and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and and you and and and and and you and and and and and you and a and and and and and and and and >> Okay.
Read it for me.
You see and this is all to branch organizer granted 100,000 bail pending appeal.
Exactly. Okay.
That person is out.
You know That is the information I'm providing to you. He's out.
with misdemeanor and then you miss Now issue bail YOU SEE THE DOES HE DO THAT OR YOU SEE WHAT HE WHAT YOU DO SOME OF TAKE IT OUT HERE.
AS AS YOU YOU SEE ALL THE TIME YOU SEE I DO IT [laughter] I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE TIME. I'LL GIVE MR. AND THE THE FIRST ONE AND THIS IS ALL TO SO I DO See I can't do Don't under it my intelligence.
Look That's right. And you mean you you need to go and read. Mhm. Let me communicate I speak [clears throat] with facts.
Okay.
You see?
Even Martin Peble versus attorney general issue now the same case every case be even murder.
That's right.
Then you tell us said that is why he's not being released.
Because issues now Because only THE BASE ON AND YOU ALREADY KNOW SAY YOU HAVE FUN ON question on to say the final determination of the case.
Let's say case you know and fear me and some fear night any determine case now that means that you are keeping him for 2 years 3 years.
That's why he's telling us >> [clears throat] >> And you know what you call it kind of kind of say similar offense you know a different from a different offense offense.
Fine. That's my understanding and that's that is my that is my understanding of the law. And you know that is my understanding of the law and I'm telling you say what you think in fact is not fact is not factual.
The hypocrisy of the MPV you come home with hypocrite power of Kuma and NDC led by the current president John Mahama.
>> the Islamic religion.
And then we see you. Mhm.
So, why did they vote against the MPP?
We didn't do right. That's why we are in opposition.
I don't know. Fiasco.
What we see is 24-hour markets across.
They can't complete and even if they're able to complete, most of them will become white elephants.
Who initiated 200 finishing high schools?
Went to me in the 21 under World Bank.
200. And today you are accusing somebody I will say on on on your agenda 111. 111 you know you have problem.
But you don't have problem with 261.
And you must listen.
POLITICIAN WE SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL.
OKAY.
ASHA. OMAN, you see you see I I he feels that they knew what the reason Let's draw it.
>> [clears throat] >> That's right.
Okay.
Okay. So, the issue of whether he's out or not.
Mhm.
Mhm.
Mhm.
That's right.
Yeah.
But, there's This is This is not the The court of appeal has granted to Mohammed Ibrahim, the social branch organizer of the National Democratic Congress, who was sentenced for 4 years in prison for threatening to kill citizens during the December 7, 2024 election. And the What what sentence Number two, That that is THE LAW. SENTENCE NO, THAT'S IT. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.
OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT. BAIL, There's an error on the face of the record. The record before the court today.
It's one of the basis for granting bail under the law.
Under the case of So you need Okay, that's all.
THAT'S ACCURATE.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU SAY YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RULING UNDER THE LAW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THERE IS NO CASE HERE.
BUT MAKE MAKE MY SO THE JUDGE USED HIS DISCRETION.
UNTIL THE LAW THE LAW IS THERE.
BUT JUDGE USED HIS DISCRETION. THERE IS NO CASE HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
NO NO NO NO.
>> [laughter] >> THAT IS THAT IS WHERE THAT IS WHERE [laughter] YOU CAN YOU CAN YOU CAN SAY WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
TWO LAWYERS, TWO LAWYERS, THREE LAWYERS WILL WISH YOU ALL DIFFERENT DIFFERENT OPINION.
BUT WHAT WHAT YOU FAVOR IS WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.
>> [laughter] >> WHAT YOU FAVOR YOU LAWYERS. LAWYERS WILL ARGUE WITH YOU.
YOU PROJECT YOUR AGENDA.
MHM.
>> [clears throat] >> FINALLY, YOUR TIME is up.
>> [clears throat] >> Mhm.
Mhm.
>> Mhm.
Mhm.
Yeah.
Oh, you okay.
Mhm.
Yeah, car was a very good And then whatever.
Mhm.
opponents the political opponent former governor of Bank of Ghana on Google ready fee on Google for the 80 cup Mhm.
Yes, it's fake good.
And if I would say good and a fake currency dollars any citizen home and they see this from one allergy.
missing it And it's a currency no and then we >> Mhm.
The opposition no I am real something like that.
2025 the outcome of it.
And a free one.
Mhm.
opposition for me bring I'm watching my no watching you.
You teach you how to take talk it. Yeah, I teach you and you find the comedy.
I'm going to question to me.
Mhm.
I'm watching you.
Where your latest one? Mhm.
force publication One say Find the comedy in the case of this thing.
So, take talk it to me. I'm going to kiss you in this thing. And security no.
Mhm.
Let me I see baby I want to let me out there by the latest one.
Doom so is back.
I was sent for a region. You teach you how to teach me East region.
communication director.
regional police command.
So, why don't you deal with the issue at the at that level?
Central region or say Central region. You will call to me and deal with these issues.
But, we want to show you something.
or say Scholarship secretary or say Similar things are happen publication Some publication or a fake Yeah, the president Muhammad image and some judge and Yeah.
According to him 7 hours. Also, we use 3 hours No.
Yeah, central region. Dominic a Zuma Yeah, we That's right.
Mhm.
Mhm.
Mhm.
Mhm.
Into society we are abroad in the car misdemeanor Yeah, I got you now.
Yeah, I don't know say I'm appear before court.
Go to judge you know, I say or remind you know into prison custody.
And now I brought you a lawyer open the way now you have to go be a night. No what is that?
But the substantive issue say you have fun on to go see say you have a car assembly you know, it is still pending.
Because the reason I already might you know say So we join a brother now.
Can you imagine this?
And this is a brother now you know Even say three months for my last of a brother you know say you know say you tell my brother now. And then the open social say you have fun on two for life.
Because of a baby you know.
And I brought you that I know say I have to go with you it will not stop him from WHATEVER HE'S DOING. YOU MAY HAVE your issues with a brother now.
Politics or my market say the only organization I say we are in association now and I say I association Mhm.
or a woman I'm watching you now.
or a woman or a woman or a woman you have different types.
That's why we have those and that's in all the political parties both from NPP and NDC. You call even the advanced countries that they are there. A brother now will have May men come.
But that doesn't mean say we should go and kill him.
We have a way of dealing with those issues. So you need to control the system in such a way say >> Let's use the law to deal with the issue.
High Court or even a peace court or one with the lawyer.
judgement amber for almost until say a few months can be a press conference Sunday.
No kind of judgement in your mind.
This is where we are judged.
So we say all animals judge. Animals farm judge by law.
>> Animals farm. Oh yes, I do my now present.
You're born ambassador.
And let us do something now. A bit please those in authority.
So that we will get that position.
Baba men do a local the same judge hearing him at what circuit court nine.
Prosecution no choir no.
I don't know a cyber issue and to say here now.
Cyber foreign inquiry for so and cyber camera.
And now a man and lawyers and equal high court human's right.
And now I'm going to say the judge in here or circuit court or it's not proper.
And now a woman I brought you to be.
>> I brought it to Bill.
Empty sack just see me a mule on the piano my room.
No, I do it for me and you know I say me power more than two minutes say I'm going to go to class as judges.
And no and a minority no and come watch him.
No okay no more about oh and then people people for you again and then people for you say oh my We were promised receipt and I know you say No no yeah people for you and I will catch you again.
What they are assuming without admitting say oh my yeah yeah I'm going to say and you know yeah yeah my my mom receives I will buy it now oh yeah West.
Something like that I hear you more than some of my colleagues.
Senior journalist or a lawyer.
Or say I do yeah some more now I buy wages or or they ate in the chamber of four and they brought more than some of a good for eight good years or they took your mama one and a half years in one a ball corner.
And that is the system. Yeah, yeah.
A man the matter to be honest say Yes, you are present in my way and I am going to call or more feel say I'm going to say oh yeah baby and my president no they should go and tell this to the Marines.
Not some of us.
Let me feel so much you are all about you and I need passes million or more for my mama now I got you all but not some of us.
They enter America say Open in a hotel for your mama or call her in that carrier kind of coming for casino.
A bra or where guys are cool for a new time.
School for uncle how many of you be our normal region or more could you do a cool for a new item? A bra or more could you do a SSC?
A man authorities can say cool you are more than you might or more could you do a cool for a new item hey stop it don't do it let them go and write the exams they are students I'm not interested to say you give me a time I say you give me a time.
I don't know more respond or more could you do a new item.
You mean a PS or more could you do a new item or can send to you a cool for a new A man information minister and issue statement say I'm not interested in THAT CASE. SO, STOP IT.
I AM CONVINCED SAY I HAVE BEEN A PRESENT.
And see no evil, hear no evil present.
A young people for And it's a petition where young people for I think say it's not that the first time and I don't think say it will be the last time.
Mhm.
Mhm.
Right as a party do it. And I think say because we live in a community in a global world.
more than 16 And it is a sad criminal liable law no Attorney General under President Kufuor a man That is exactly what is going on. Apart from that, nobody can convince me say what is happening today no and you say something against our democracy. Mhm.
And maybe or yeah That is what is happening in Ghana.
Because So, why do we want to go back to those dark days?
Because judiciary Legislature, the same thing.
And people are politicizing it.
>> [clears throat] >> I see your friend of saying.
unanimous seven Ah, okay.
Yeah, it's not going well.
Supreme Court to the whole union of a unanimous FC.
One call for a petition. 2020 elections And this is for the same day.
>> and called those judges as unanimous FC.
extension of the MPP headquarters.
For the first time in the history of this country, one president within one day or upon T, seven judges to the Supreme Court.
For the first time, sitting president while appointed judges from the circuit court to the the high court to the appeals court to the Supreme Court, more than 100.
In the history of of the president, they are doing the bidding of that so that they can get appointment or they will also get promotion. And I don't think say that is the way to build a nation. Thank you very much. Amos here.
Mame, it's you.
>> [clears throat] >> Okay.
Uh section 96 Section 96 of the [snorts] criminal procedure act 1960.
Yes, I also friend of act 30.
I'm a person who Google and auto or phone also. I made raw attention.
>> Section 96 of act 30.
>> Yes, section 96 of act 30 a friend of criminal procedure. Act.
>> Criminal and other offenses.
>> Offenses procedure act. Yes. 1960.
>> 1960.
>> Act 30.
>> Yes, as different from. Criminal and other offenses act.
Updated versions nicely means of now I make on.
>> Meet you.
>> Now master said Google have a project.
Transcript from the court circuit court tonight.
>> All right.
All right. Your grace. Um.
Transcripts now buying a hot.
I mean I don't know. I wanted to help to produce this one. Okay.
I mean but then I mean I mean what do you mean respond to?
Honorable Ernest Agyei.
>> [laughter] >> I mean but then I mean my argument is based on three three issues.
The normative position of the law.
Now make out the aspect of diplomacy in respect of the petition on what they are going.
>> That's right. I mean yeah I mean yeah the policies and the hypocrisy. On the part of the MPP. Now.
Mhm. I said Ben Essien.
I.
Mhm. And now.
I mean friend of here TV so.
And [clears throat] now I say. Judge now I don't know what I then talk circuit court you know.
I mean the answer I mean by the court in the court when I political. I mean the kind of policy for Asia.
Now all you be a I say. Wash it. Suck a chair. I mean friend of bottle. Wash your bottle chair. Now I don't know the one chain I mean maybe the bar. I mean who MPP so bad.
The top of the Mesa mall.
But charge sheet.
It is not It is not that Please.
Let's see the record.
You see. I always say we have We have We need We need We need police before a bundle normal charge here. And then they say father.
But the charge I just say And then they say meaning now now. Yeah, true.
I will say and then they charge you now.
And then we will get uh offense number one now. Offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace contrary to section seven of the criminal code.
Originally, they are friendly criminal offenses act, you know. I don't know my refer And then they So we go to the top of in the view of the police, uh uh I said more. I want I want to see more.
Say So we say on charge we and I doing in law.
And you are not not doing.
And then we are doing the charge we and then I do the and then you are lawful and you are lawful.
Because I will not do anymore. The police have warning here. I brought you a new summer or country. Judge here or that circuit court I imagine Everything you are not I bought my I will say uh the criminal offenses act on my fire we say free money. I will say a person who in a public place or at a public meeting uses threatening abusive or insulting words or behavior with intent to provoke a breach of the peace or by which the breach or by which a breach of the peace is likely to be occasioned, commits a misdemeanor.
Where section 207 of the criminal offenses act Uh yeah, I told you publication of false news contrary to section section 2081 of the criminal code.
Sir publication of false news section 207, a person who publishes or reproduces a statement rumor or report which is likely to cause fear and alarm to the public or to disturb the public peace knowing or having a reason to believe that the statement, rumor, or report is false commits misdemeanor.
One new police Okay.
Now, Mhm.
I mean I mean I want to go back to section 96 counsel for prosecution making argument, you know.
baby ah from prosecution making argument, you know.
baby ah prosecution making argument.
reading the verbatim We are vehemently opposed to bail.
Uh-huh. So, my lord, we are vehemently opposed to bail. After My lord, we are vehemently opposed to bail. We want to rely on section 96(5) C and D.
We will come back to that. And I read, my lord, as counsel for all, accused stated, the accused is before this honorable court on a similar charge.
Mhm.
Okay.
Mhm.
It is once he was on bail that this offense, the purpose of which we are in court today is alleged to have been committed.
What I can do for the second time for the second time. Okay. But also I just say uh-huh. Section 208 one of the criminal offenses Act 1960 at 21 read section 2096 I read blah blah blah. The offense for which the accused is alleged to have committed, the reason for which we are in court is an offense if found guilty can attract a punishment of not more than 6 months.
Offense now I commit to I mean demeanor.
Not more than 6 months. It is for this reason that we believe that if the accused is granted bail will lead to a further commission of the crime too.
If the accused is granted bail, it will lead to a further commission of the crime.
Yes, there's no problem with this one.
We are having no issue. No, it's your understanding of the law. It's your understanding of the law. It is for this reason that we believe that if the accused is granted bail, it will lead to further commission of the crime.
In Martin Pew versus Attorney General blah blah blah detail read it is the prayer that the accused be remanded into prison custody until the final determination of this case. Hold on.
Section >> Section 96 here in the exceptions to the grant of bail. Under Martin Pepu versus Attorney General, all offenses are bailable. But, at the discretion of the judge. General grant of bail under section 96(1). Yes, under section The court has a discretion to grant bail to an accused person at any stage of the proceedings. Exceptions to bail. The court may refuse bail if it believes the accused will fail to appear for trial, >> One, uh-huh. interfere with witnesses, commit another offense. Fantastic. One will say Or if the offense is exceptionally severe. So, commit another offense. So, under the exceptions under section 96.
They use the exception to bail, no?
The criteria that says I'm sure of the size of it. YES, BECAUSE WWW. OH, PLEASE.
POLICE INQUIRY BAIL. MHM. In the process of serving the bail, no?
You see, he's in the court on a similar charge.
>> Yes.
On a similar charge. Okay. And they believe that if given the bail, he'll commit another offense of Yes.
Yes. Fantastic.
The exception to the bail, no? I have been denied the number. Mhm.
You are denying bail and you are denying my granting police inquiry bail. What I committed similar offense.
Under the law, and especially for Martin Pepu versus Attorney General.
Now, you see, they are denying bail and you are denying my granting Mhm.
repetitive offender. Mhm.
It is in the law under section 96(5).
and as I said in 86 5 Sir, judgement a very fantastic judgement because every leg of the judgement you know what try there amrano tier.
Justice Joseph or you be a meaning or or you no nonsense judge.
But or the amrano amrano I brought you circuit court judge or unprovoked unprovoked Police reform under section scandalization of the court the court It is on the basis that I charge it I brought you this way.
I charge court and the Who is the prosecution or opposed The prosecution didn't oppose that.
That's how come I brought you or ended up you would have ended up in prison custody.
And the This is the normative position of to be.
I'm a member of the society I hear. So I'm behind the law and for you there was nothing wrong. Oh, but but me, I am very interested in the law.
And the application of the law. That's right.
But this is the normative position of the law. Okay.
So now and and me problem with You see May I say to someone all my the reasoning behind in someone. Mhm.
I'll say section 207 and then section 208 they have become colonial relics.
1960 back in 1960 and then back in 1961 the criminal offenses act and the criminal offenses procedure act.
Yes, the procedure and they implemented the substantive law.
Back in 1961 back in 1962.
These were laws I am passing at a time where the passing at a time where Kwame Nkrumah CPP amassing So the culture of the day informed the promulgation of these laws.
And then year was 2026.
It has lost its usefulness. But I don't trust any books anymore. So now as long as Uh as somebody interested in the law many know you argue that So I will say interested in money >> We can have we can sit at the table and amply have a conversation like that to see what we can do about the law.
These two laws, 207 208 Because there's a certain amount of subjective elements in the law.
The judge will have to determine that, but prima facie But the politics of it, the hypocrisy is what we must condemn.
So I'm not talking about diplomatic institutions now.
Ghana is a sovereign state. You know embassies and high commissions But if you ask me you will know something.
There's one thing I'd like to tell you.
Okay, under Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention of Diplomatic Treaty But the fact of the matter is this.
And they can report what happens here to their mother state.
Of course There's obviously nothing about this.
Now you talk about diplomatic institutions.
Bank of Ghana has 15 billion Ghana cedis.
I'm not sure they are going to call my IMF. and your problem even though it is laughable.
There's no problem with that. So, I don't know. I mean, that's it. But, I don't mind the hypocrisy of it. Look.
In October 2024.
You have a period. Please.
You see Please. Please.
They're charging him for years now, all of them. He's not in prison.
He's not in prison. You see, just bring the fact. Number two, imagine.
On what TV XYZ? Mhm, down here.
During the election petition.
On a common 10 days. Yes.
Do you know what it means?
For 10 days. Yes.
Of course, a criminal. Mhm.
Why are you A JOURNALIST THOUGH?
BONGO IDEAS.
AND I'M TALKING about the hypocrisy.
The two bongo ideas.
You're channeling my almost three days mobile video.
I want smart already But nothing all So the hypocrisy of the argument or see reset
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