Lawyer Charles Owusu threatens international court action if alleged politically Motivated arrests do not stop

Private legal practitioner Lawyer Charles Owusu Juanah has threatened to take the government to the International Court of Justice if the wave of what he described as politically motivated arrests does not stop.

Speaking at a press conference, Lawyer Owusu said the recent arrest of social media commentators by security operatives poses a direct threat to constitutional democracy in Ghana.

Lawyer Charles Owusu stressed that the 1992 Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and expression for all Ghanaians. He argued that if any individual feels disrespected by public criticism, the proper remedy is to seek redress through the courts for defamation, not to resort to arrests and intimidation.

Owusu urged the public, civil society, and legal community to speak out against what he called a growing culture of fear, warning that silence would only embolden further abuses of power.