Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has taken a swipe at the judicial system, the Ghana Police Service, and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over what he described as “excesses” in their mode of operation.

According to the minister, the judicial system and some security agencies in the country are fond of abusing their powers in cases involving individuals accused of crimes.

He explained that it is unlawful for state institutions to deny individuals bail solely on allegations.

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“We have seen excesses, excesses from the police, excesses from the courts, and excesses from EOCO, where persons are denied bail and bail is used as punishment for accused persons.

“That is not the law. It is settled knowledge and settled law that you do not deny an accused person bail or impose excessively burdensome bail conditions,” he said.

Haruna Iddrisu further noted that it is unconstitutional for a competent court to impose excessively high bail conditions on accused persons seeking temporary freedom.

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The Education Minister also stated that it is time for Ghana to end what he described as “high-handedness and excessiveness” in matters relating to bail.

“If you uphold the right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence, then every person must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

“So, I expect that in Ghana today, we must end the high-handedness and excessiveness in matters relating to bail, the denial of bail, and related conditions,” he added.

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