Ghanaian Politician Abronye DC Remanded in Custody Over Passport Non-Compliance

Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and known popularly as Abronye DC, has been remanded into police custody by the High Court in Accra. This decision stems from his failure to surrender his passport to the court registry as mandated by his bail conditions.

Presiding Justice Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit denied Baffoe's counsel's motion to vary the bail conditions, stating that the accused must remain in custody until he satisfies the court's orders. Baffoe had claimed his passport was deposited with the British High Commission, a reason the judge deemed a "disrespectful" disregard for the court's explicit directive.

"The court made specific orders directing applicant to deposit his passport at the registry of the court. The applicant has failed to comply with the order claiming that the passport is in the custody of the High Commission of the United Kingdom. This constituted a flagrant disrespect to the court’s order. This court will not condone,” Justice Abdul-Bassit stated.

Baffoe is currently on trial for one count of publishing false news and another count of offensive conduct conducive to the breach of the peace. Principal State Attorney Joshua Sackey argued against the application to vary bail, emphasizing that the conditions were mandatory. He pointed out that Baffoe was granted bail on May 21, 2026, but the defense's evidence showed the UK High Commission received the passport on May 25, 2026, four days after the bail was granted. This indicated Baffoe had possession of his passport on the bail date but refused to submit it to the court registrar.

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The court made specific orders directing applicant to deposit his passport at the registry of the court. The applicant has failed to comply with the order claiming that the passport is in the custody of the High Commission of the United Kingdom. This constituted a flagrant disrespect to the court’s order. This court will not condone.