Apraku Agyepong, one of the lawyers representing Paul Adom-Otchere in the ongoing investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), has expressed surprise at public misinterpretations of a recent video released by his client.

In the viral video released on August 2, 2025, Adom-Otchere expressed gratitude to individuals who showed concern while he was in detention.

However, according to Lawyer Apraku, some members of the public have twisted the gesture, claiming that those individuals were attempting to obstruct the work of anti-corruption agencies.

Describing such claims as “far from the truth” and “a wicked political spin,” Lawyer Apraku clarified that the named individuals merely raised concerns about what they saw as excessively harsh bail conditions imposed by the OSP.

He recalled that the OSP initially demanded that Paul Adom-Otchere present two landed properties he personally owned as sureties, in addition to two other sureties. This demand came despite the fact that Adom-Otchere had already disclosed in a prior form submitted to the OSP that he did not own any landed property.

According to Lawyer Apraku, the OSP was fully aware that the bail conditions were unattainable, and had effectively designed them to ensure Mr. Adom-Otchere remained in detention.

He stated that it was only after he made these facts public during a television appearance on Thursday night that interventions began to be made against the excessive bail conditions.

Apraku stressed that the general legal principle is that bail should never be used as a form of punishment.

Following public and legal advocacy, the OSP eventually revised the bail terms, and Mr. Adom-Otchere was subsequently granted bail.