Judges’ conference forces further adjournment of Salomey Baffoe case

Ms Baffoe, a 40-year-old Senior Nursing Officer from Techiman, was arrested in September and subsequently arraigned before the Adentan Circuit Court, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of abetment of crime, specifically the alleged publication of false news under Sections 20(1) and 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).

The latest development means Ms Baffoe, whose application for bail was rejected by the High Court last Thursday, September 24, will remain in custody pending the next hearing.

Ms Baffoe’s lawyer, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, had urged the court to grant bail, arguing that his client was presumed innocent and that the prosecution had not provided sufficient grounds to justify her continued detention.