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Free Tsatsu Movement distances itself from
threatening text messages
Accra, June 29, Ghanadot/GNA - The Free Tsatsu Movement has
dissociated itself from threatening text messages that are
allegedly being sent to members of the judicial system in
Ghana in respect of Mr Tsatsu Tsikata's highly contentious
incarceration.
A statement from the Spokespersons of the Movement, Prof.
Abeeku Brew-Hammond and Mr Kyeretwie Opoku said the:
"Movement wish to affirm our belief in the use of legal
means to advance our cause of seeing Mr Tsatsu Tsikata freed
without further delay."
It said: "Our attention has been drawn to threatening text
messages being sent to members of the judicial system in
Ghana in respect of Mr Tsatsu Tsikata's highly contentious
incarceration.
"We wish to unequivocally dissociate ourselves and the Free
Tsatsu Movement from the said text messages," adding, "we
further wish to condemn such threatening acts and call upon
the people of Ghana and our friends abroad to join us in
using all the legal means at our disposal to ensure that Mr
Tsatsu Tsikata is freed as soon as possible".
The statement asserted the fact that from all the
information at its disposal, it firmly believed that Mr
Tsikata was innocent and should be freed.
It said the Movement was convinced that the conduct of the
trial judge, Mrs Justice Henrietta Abban in rushing to
judgement was extremely irregular and in the circumstances
unfair and unjust when the Supreme Court proceedings were
pending and more so since she had herself decided earlier to
await the outcome of those proceedings.
The Movement said Mrs Justice Abban's attempt to compel Mr
Tsikata to be his own counsel also infringed the
constitutional right of an accused to counsel of his own
choice.
It, therefore, reaffirmed its belief in the urgency of Mr
Tsikata being freed without further delay and pledged to
continue the struggle for freedom and justice in Ghana for
all.
GNA
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