The 2020 Presidential Candidate of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Kofi Akpaloo has expressed disappointment in the judicial service of Ghana over the GH₵80,000 bail granted to the comedy actress, Akuapem Poloo.
Mr. Akpaloo in an interview with in Accra stated that granting bail to Akuapem Poloo clearly showed the weak nature of Ghana’s judiciary.
He stated that she should have been made to serve the full sentence in order to serve as a deterrent to the youth in the Ghanaian society.
“ Not only will Akuapem Poloo’s sentencing serve as a deterrent to others but it will also have discipline and reformed her. Five days sentence execution coupled with GH₵80,000 is a clear indication of how a weak judiciary system”, according to him.
She has been asked to only travel with the express permission of the court. The decisions were made after her lawyer Andrews Kudzo Vortia on Monday, April 19 filed a notice of appeal and application for bail against the actress’s custodial sentence.
She had been sentenced to 90 days in prison for publishing a naked photo of herself and her six-year-old son.
However, after the sentencing on Friday, April 16, 2021, her lawyer swiftly appealed against the sentence, saying it was harsh.
