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The law can be very ruthless - Anyidoho advises Hopeson Adorye with his arrest in 2018

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Former presidential spokesman, Samuel Koku Anyidoho has reacted to the arrest and arraignment of Hopeson Adorye before court over a charge of publication of false news.

Adorye, a former New Patriotic Party (NPP) member was arrested on May 22, 2024, over self-confessed claim that he detonated dynamite to scare voters during the 2016 general elections.

He was subsequently arraigned before a Circuit Court on May 23 and granted a 20,000 Ghana cedi bail with two sureties.

Anyidoho posted on X that Adorye's issue reminded him of a similar situation he found himself in six years ago when he was charged for treason.

He cautioned Adorye that the law can be very ruthless while sharing a video of Adorye in handcuffs, screaming at a police officer as he was being bundled into a waiting truck heading to court.

"Hmmmmmmm!!! Reminds me of when I was arrested for saying that “there would be a civilian coup” in 2018. Except that I was not handcuffed and I was very co-operative with the police. The law can be very ruthless," Anyidoho added.

Anyidoho arrested over coup comment:

The then National Democratic Congress (NDC) Deputy General Secretary was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service after he predicted a civilian coup d’etat to unseat President Akufo-Addo.

Anyidoho, according to a graphic.com.gh report was picked up by armed policemen at the Press Centre moments after a press briefing on an intended demonstration over the Ghana-US military defence cooperation agreement.

About 16 officers besieged the Press Center to effect the arrest.

Koku Anyidoho was escorted on foot to the CID headquarters about 1,200 metres away from the Press Centre.

He was accompanied into the facility by the then national officers of the NDC, including his then boss General Secretary Asiedu Nketiah, NDC National Chairman Kofi Portuphy and PNC Chairman Bernard Mornah.

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