NPP’s Adenta Kumi formally charged with publication of false news – Lawyer – Nsemkeka
Clement Opoku Gyamfi, the lawyer for Alfred Ababio Kumi, also known as Adenta Kumi, has stated that his client has been charged with publication of false news by the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).
His lawyer confirmed this on Asempa FM’s Eko Sii Sen programme on Friday, May 23.
Mr Kumi was arrested by NIB operatives on Friday, an arrest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially condemned and accused the NDC government of intimidating opposition elements.
According to the lawyer, his client was interrogated by NIB officails in his presence and that his arrest has to do with some comments he made in media interviews and in a post on his X account, as well as a petition he reportedly forwarded to the presidency regarding the committee set up to probe the possible removal of the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo.
The lawyer confirmed that his client’s caution statement has been taken, while he has also officially put in a bail application awaiting response from the NIB.
He says he expects that his client would be granted bail since the matter at stake warrants a bail and is merely a misdemeanor.