Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai constituency, Stephen Donkor, has said court decisions must be challenged through the appropriate legal process rather than through social media.
Speaking to Isaac Addae on Morning Starr on Starr FM, Mr Donkor said individuals who disagree with a court decision should use the appropriate legal channels to seek a reversal instead of relying on public pressure or social media commentary.
He said where a person believes the charge sheet submitted to the court does not accurately reflect the case, that person has the right to raise the issue through the court.
“If the charge sheet that is submitted to the court, if that is how it is, I mean, they will go by it. But if it happens that the charge sheet is not how the case is, then you have a case to raise,” he said.
According to Mr Donkor, claims of a political witch-hunt should be based on the facts of the case and not simply because an individual disagrees with a court decision.
“For me, sitting here, I think the court is doing their work,” he said.
Mr Donkor also urged people who disagree with a court decision to pursue the matter through the courts rather than attempting to influence the outcome through social media.
He said public campaigns, insults and other forms of social media pressure would not change a court’s decision.
“If you want to have the decision of the court to be reversed, you still have to go to court,” he said.
He further cautioned against allowing political considerations to determine how alleged wrongdoing is treated, insisting that issues should be addressed based on the facts rather than political affiliation.
“Whoever does anything wrong, I mean, we shouldn’t address it from political glasses. We need to address it the way it is,” he said.
Mr Donkor said the same principle should apply regardless of which political party is in power, arguing that law enforcement institutions have a responsibility to perform their duties.
He therefore called on Ghanaians to allow the appropriate institutions to handle cases through established procedures rather than resorting to insults and social media attacks.
He warned that the growing tendency to respond to contentious cases through political arguments and social media could make it more difficult for the country to address such issues objectively.
Mr Donkor maintained that focus should instead be on following due process and ensuring that concerns about a case are raised through the appropriate legal channels.
Source: Starrfm.com.gh/Pamela Quayson
