An Accra High Court has granted bail to Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC in the sum of G
An Accra High Court has granted bail to Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties after days of detention in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).
The decision by the High Court comes after mounting political pressure, legal challenges, and public debate surrounding Abronye DC’s arrest, remand, and prosecution over comments he allegedly made against a Circuit Court judge in a viral social media video.
The court admitted Abronye DC to bail pending trial following an application moved by his legal team on Thursday morning.
The bail application was argued by lawyers from Nkrumah & Associates, led by former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame, with support from Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
Significantly, the prosecution team, led by Deputy Attorney-General Justice Srem-Sai, did not oppose the bail application, paving the way for the court to grant the request after hearing submissions from counsel for the accused.
The court subsequently admitted Abronye DC to bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties to be justified.
Abronye was initially arraigned before Circuit Court 9 in Accra presided by Joseph Yenuban Kunsong on May 13, 2026, where prosecutors charged him with publication of false news and offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace under Sections 208 and 207 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).
According to the prosecution, the outspoken NPP chairman made derogatory comments against a judge who had been handling politically related cases, accusing the judge, of bias and incompetence. Prosecutors further alleged that the comments were capable of inciting public disaffection against the judiciary.
His legal team subsequently applied for bail, arguing that the offences were misdemeanours and that Abronye had a fixed place of abode, reliable sureties, and no reason to evade trial.
However, Circuit Court 9 refused the bail application and ordered that Abronye be remanded into BNI custody pending further proceedings.
The court’s ruling later sparked widespread controversy after it emerged that the judge justified the refusal of bail on grounds that Abronye was likely to commit “further offences” if granted bail.
The ruling drew fierce criticism from opposition politicians, lawyers, and supporters of the NPP, who argued that the decision amounted to punishing a citizen for the possibility that he might continue speaking publicly.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin became one of the loudest critics of the ruling, openly attacking the handling judge and accusing the government of using the courts and state security institutions to intimidate opposition figures.
NPP Heads To Chief Justice Over Abronye Judge’s Conduct
Meanwhile, the NPP announced plans to formally petition Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie over what it describes as alleged judicial misconduct in the handling of the case involving the party’s Bono Regional Chairman, Kwame Baffoe.
The petition, expected to be presented on Friday, May 22, follows growing outrage within the NPP over Abronye DC’s nine-day detention after he was remanded by the Accra Circuit Court 9 over comments he allegedly made against a judge.
The controversial case, which has triggered intense political and legal debate across the country, revolves around charges of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace and publication of false news brought against the outspoken NPP communicator after he publicly criticized a Circuit Court judge and questioned the judge’s impartiality in handling politically sensitive cases.
NPP General Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong disclosed that the opposition party had resolved to seek disciplinary scrutiny of the Circuit Court judge whose decisions led to Abronye’s prolonged detention.
According to him, the NPP believes the conduct of the judge throughout the proceedings was unfair, prejudicial and inconsistent with principles of judicial neutrality and constitutional justice.
The NPP insists the Bono Regional Chairman should never have been remanded in the first place, arguing that the offences were bailable misdemeanours and that the circumstances did not justify keeping him in custody for more than a week.
The NPP further alleged that the case formed part of a broader pattern of political persecution under the administration of President John Dramani Mahama, citing other arrests involving opposition communicators and activists.
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