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Human Rights lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu has expressed disappointment over the decision by an\u00a0Accra High Court to quash the bail<\/strong><\/span> granted Gregory Afoko by another High Court.<\/p>\n

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Human Rights lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu has expressed disappointment over the decision by an\u00a0Accra High Court to quash the bail<\/strong><\/span> granted Gregory Afoko by another High Court.<\/p>\n

Afoko and one other suspect, are being prosecuted for their alleged involvement in the murder of former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Adams Mahama.<\/p>\n

Lawyer Sosu in an interview on Eyewitness News<\/strong> said the ruling smacks of abuse of power by the court and further described it as \u201can injury to the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n

The court had earlier in March 2019\u00a0granted the suspect bail<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to the tune of GHc500,000 but the state ignored the court\u2019s ruling and continued to hold the suspect in custody for about three months.<\/p>\n

The decision by the court to rescind the bail granted Afoko follows an application made by the Attorney General represented in court by Chief State Attorney, Marina Appiah Opare on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to madam Appiah Opare, Mr. Afoko will not show up for trial if the court does not rescind the bail granted him by a different High Court judge.<\/p>\n