Miracles GH¢50m bail: Investigative bodies behaving as if they're superior to the courts -Suame MP
John Darko, the Member of Parliament for Suame, criticised the bail conditions imposed by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on former government official Dennis Aboagye. His comments followed EOCO granting Mr Aboagye bail set at GH¢50 million with three sureties in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct. Mr Darko, a member of the Minority in Parliament, stated, "These investigative bodies, the EOCO and others, they are behaving as if they are better than the court. Please don't do that. WE don't give these kinds of conditions."
He argued that bail is intended to ensure an accused person appears before court when required and should not serve as a form of punishment. Mr Darko accused investigative bodies of acting as though they have powers above the courts by setting conditions that, in his view, are difficult for suspects to meet. He called for fairness and restraint in handling investigations and questioned the decision to demand such a high financial guarantee and property security from a person who has only been accused and not convicted.
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Suame MP John Darko has criticized the bail conditions imposed by EOCO on former government official Dennis Aboagye. He argues that investigative
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