A member of Salomey Awiti Baffoe’s legal team, Enoch Afoakwa, has disagreed with the High Court’s decision to deny bail to his client.
He argued that there was no evidence to support the court’s reason that she could interfere with ongoing cyber investigations.
Speaking on TV3’s Daily Brief on Thursday, September 24 after court hearing, Afoakwa said the court based its decision primarily on the possibility that Salomey Awiti Baffoe could interfere with witnesses and ongoing investigations.
He said without relying on any substantial evidence that Salomey had the ability to interfere with the investigation if released on bail, the court’s decision is not “grounded.”
“But we must say that the grounds on which the court refused the bail application is not grounded because in as much as we respect the decision of the court, there was no evidential value before the court to evaluate to come to the conclusion that Madam Salomey Awitti Baffoe has the capability to interfere with ongoing investigations or witnesses,” he stated.
He said the court instead relied on what he described as “bare depositions” contained in the Republic’s affidavit in opposition to the bail application.
“The court relied on bare depositions made by the Republic in respect of the affidavit in opposition to come to the conclusion that Madam Salomey Awitti Baffoe may interfere with investigations when granted bail,” he added.
The High Court in Accra on Thursday, September 24, refused the bail application filed on behalf of Salomey Awtti Baffoe, the 40-year-old Senior Nursing Officer, who is facing charges in connection with the “Ghana Jollof” TikTok case.
The Presiding Judge in refusing the bail indicated that, given the cyber-related nature of the case, granting bail could create an opportunity for the accused to delete records that investigators may require.
“The cardinal reason is interference with witnesses and investigations ongoing,” Afoakwa said.
The court, in refusing the bail application, directed the Republic to expedite its investigations.
Salome is to remain in custody until the next court hearing slated for September 30, 2026.
Salome Awiti Baffoe has been charged with abetting the publication of false news in connection with Ghana Jollof, a TikTok account alleged to be involved in publishing false news and incendiary comments against the government.
