The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, will be arraigned today over his coup allegations against former President John Mahama.
He is reported to have claimed that the 2020 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has planned to stage a coup against the government.
Kwame Baffoe was arrested by the Police on Tuesday after he honoured an invitation to assist in investigations.
He has been charged with two counts of publication of false news and offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace.
According to media reports, the NPP communicator made the claim on Accra-based Hot FM, while responding to the arrest of #FixTheCountry convener, Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor.
He had claimed that Mr. Mahama is conspiring with some foreign elements to stage a coup but the Police say their preliminary investigations have established that the claims are untrue and likely to occasion a breach of peace in the country.
He is the third person to have been charged with this offense of publishing fake news in the last 10 days.
Meanwhile, a member the communication team of the NPP, Hopeson Adorye has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the Police handled the case.
“The charges that have been levelled against him are unfair. He was minding his business when he was called from a Radio station to react to a comment another person had made
“How can this pass for misconduct? I am not a law student but I don’t think it does. I believe the IGP thought he spoke from the studio, but he did not. We are going to prove this to the IGP tomorrow [Wednesday]. He only said the mindset of Oliver is what Mahama carries. Isn’t that the case? Don’t they work together? They have the same vision,” he said.
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