Miracles Aboagye Raises Concerns Over Alleged Selective Justice Ahead of NPP Protest

Dennis Miracles Aboagye, an aspiring National Communications Officer of the New Patriotic Party, has raised concerns about what he believes is an uneven approach to the handling of criminal cases by Ghana’s judiciary.

He said recent court developments had created questions about whether justice was being applied fairly and consistently, particularly in politically sensitive cases.

Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express on Wednesday, ahead of a planned NPP demonstration, Mr Aboagye indicated that concerns about the administration of justice formed part of the motivation for the protest.

The demonstration is taking place against the backdrop of political disagreements over cases involving politicians and former public officials. The NPP has alleged that some individuals are being treated more harshly than others by state institutions.

During the interview, host Evans Mensah asked whether the detention of Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, widely known as Chairman Wontumi, and the case involving former MASLOC Chief Executive Sedinam Tamakloe had contributed to the party’s decision to demonstrate.

Responding, Mr Aboagye said concerns about what he described as selective justice had become increasingly difficult to dismiss.

“The selective application of our justice system is also obvious to all of us. It has now become blatant,” he stated.

Aboagye Wrote to Chief Justice

Mr Aboagye disclosed that he had formally written to the Chief Justice about what he considered to be an uncomfortable relationship between the judiciary and the Executive.

According to him, the Chief Justice did not personally reply to the letter, but the Judicial Secretary subsequently issued a statement responding to some of the matters he had raised.

He said he welcomed the clarification provided by the Judicial Secretary but remained convinced that stronger efforts were needed to protect the judiciary from political influence.

“I am of the view that we need to keep our judiciary very far away from our politics,” Mr Aboagye said.

He rejected attempts to compare current developments with events under previous governments, arguing that his position was based on what he was observing at present.

Mr Aboagye said he was speaking as a citizen who was worried about the direction of the justice system and believed it was necessary to voice those concerns rather than justify present actions by referring to the past.

Protesters Share Similar Concerns

The NPP communications aspirant further suggested that many of the people expected to participate in the demonstration shared his concerns about the relationship between the judiciary and the Executive.

He claimed that protesters believed the judiciary appeared too close to the Executive and was making the government increasingly comfortable in its handling of politically sensitive matters.

Mr Aboagye was then asked to explain the basis of his allegation that justice was being applied selectively.

In response, he referred to the handling of criminal cases during the judiciary’s legal vacation. He argued that numerous criminal and civil cases had remained before the courts for several years, including some filed before 2020.

He questioned the criteria used to determine which cases would continue during the legal vacation and which ones would be suspended until the courts resumed normal operations.

According to him, allowing only selected criminal proceedings to continue while other cases remained pending created the appearance of unequal treatment.

“You have a lot of cases in the courts—criminal and civil cases—and some of them predate even 2020,” he said.

Mr Aboagye maintained that all accused persons facing criminal proceedings should be treated according to the same legal standards, regardless of their political identity or public position.

He argued that selecting certain defendants to continue appearing before the courts during the legal vacation, while proceedings involving others were paused, was the type of practice he considered selective justice.