{"id":11457,"date":"2025-06-30T08:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=11457"},"modified":"2025-06-30T08:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:19:53","slug":"the-minority-condemns-gh%c2%a280m-bail-for-hannan-wahab-and-spouse-as-pre-trial-punishment-arguing-it-violates-constitutional-bail-principles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=11457","title":{"rendered":"“The Minority condemns GH\u00a280m bail for Hannan Wahab and spouse as ‘pre-trial punishment’, arguing it violates constitutional bail principles.”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minority in Parliament is concerned over what it calls\u00a0\u201cpre-trial punishment\u201d<\/em>\u00a0disguised as bail conditions imposed on Abdul Hannan Wahab, the former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO)and his wife.<\/p>\n

Following a dramatic arrest operation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on June 25 in both Accra and Tamale, Alhaji Wahab and his wife were detained for alleged tax evasion, money laundering, and causing financial loss to the state.<\/p>\n

But according to the Minority, the mode of arrest and the subsequent bail terms were nothing short of persecution.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Wahab was picked up like a fugitive. His wife, too. This is not justice, it\u2019s humiliation,\u201d said the Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, in a press statement released on June 29.<\/p>\n

She described the bail amounts, GH\u00a250 million for Wahab and GH\u00a230 million for his wife, as \u201cpunitive and excessive.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are allegations. No charges have been proven. So why impose bail conditions that are more punishing than a conviction?\u201d she asked, accusing EOCO of turning due process into a political weapon.<\/p>\n

The Minority says the justification for such high bail conditions is non-existent.<\/p>\n

\u201cSection 96 of Act 30 is clear. Bail is meant to ensure appearance in court, not to destroy lives. These conditions are simply outrageous,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

The group insists Wahab poses no flight risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has served this country with distinction. He\u2019s a family man, not a criminal. He\u2019s not going to disappear,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWhat exactly is the state afraid of?\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement accused the NDC government of orchestrating a quiet campaign of retribution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not about accountability\u2014it\u2019s about settling scores. The pattern is clear. People who served under the previous administration are being targeted.\u201d<\/p>\n

They warned EOCO\u2019s Acting Executive Director, Raymond Archer, to tread carefully.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory will judge your conduct. Posterity is watching,\u201d they said. \u201cGhana is bigger than any political party.\u201d<\/p>\n

While stating that they support accountability and legal process, the Minority stressed that justice must not be selective or vindictive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeaponising institutions for politics is a threat to our democracy. What was wrong yesterday is still wrong today, no matter who is in power.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Caucus is now demanding an immediate review of the bail conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not bail, it\u2019s punishment. Mr Wahab and his wife must be released on reasonable terms that reflect their rights and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n

They called on civil society, the clergy, the media, and all Ghanaians to resist what they described as a dangerous trend.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us speak out. Let us rise above political vendettas. Ghana\u2019s institutions must serve justice, not fear.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minority\u2019s verdict is stark: \u201cThis is a political hit job dressed in legal robes. And we will not be silent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Minority in Parliament is concerned over what it calls\u00a0\u201cpre-trial punishment\u201d\u00a0disguised as bail conditions imposed on Abdul Hannan Wahab, the former CEO of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO)and his wife. Following a dramatic arrest operation by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) on June 25 in both Accra and Tamale, Alhaji Wahab […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":11458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[3639,3640],"class_list":["post-11457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-abdul-hannan-wahab","tag-the-former-ceo-of-the-national-food-buffer-stock-company"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11457"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11459,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11457\/revisions\/11459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}