Pray – Selective Outrage and the Struggle for Principle in Ghana’s Democracy

I remember it vividly. In 2019, when the Modern Ghana journalists were hauled before the High Court on those trumped‑up criminal charges, the whole thing was riddled with shenanigans. Justice Afia Asare‑Botchway cut through them with remarkable clarity. On the very first day, she told the prosecution she would not entertain such phony charges, making it clear that the court was not going to waste time on a case that didn’t stand against the facts.  That was the reality, not some voluntary wi...

By Isaac Yeboah