{"id":112637,"date":"2023-10-20T12:05:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/20\/ghanaians-react-to-death-of-renowned-lawyer-akoto-ampaw\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T12:05:18","slug":"ghanaians-react-to-death-of-renowned-lawyer-akoto-ampaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/20\/ghanaians-react-to-death-of-renowned-lawyer-akoto-ampaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians React To Death Of Renowned Lawyer, Akoto Ampaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_30\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>About an hour ago, it was confirmed that one of Ghana\u2019s legal practitioners, Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has sadly passed away. His death is a big blow to Ghana.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The news was first confirmed in a tweet on X by Asaase Radio, Mr Akoto who was the legal aid to\u00a0 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 election petition died today.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sources say he died in the early hours of Friday, October 20, at the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to available information, the lawyer has not been well since the beginning of 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The bereaved family is expected to issue a press statement later, the sources added.<\/p>\n<p>Before his untimely death, Lawyer Akoto Ampaw was one of the people who criticized the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He insisted at the time that, the bill seeks to needlessly criminalise sympathy and support for the LGBTQ+ community in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Akoto Ampaw further alluded to the fact that the bill also places an unhealthy gag on citizens who may want to engage in discussions on LGBTQ; a situation which he believes undermines the spirit of the 1992 Constitution.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-913\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>His death has since caused a tension in the NPP and the legal unit. Meanwhile, his family is yet to release a statement about the preparations regarding his death.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>May his gentle soul rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-914\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About an hour ago, it was confirmed that one of Ghana\u2019s legal practitioners, Lawyer Akoto Ampaw has sadly passed away. His death is a big blow to Ghana. 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