Private legal practitioner, Kwame Adofo, argues that incarcerating gay individuals will not decrease the prevalence of the practice but rather provide a conducive environment for its perpetuation.
According to Adofo, these persons are best left out of jail as their presence in prison only present Ghana with unintended consequences.
Elaborating on this, he mentioned that inmates, upon release, leave behind collateral damage as they often return to society, “marry, and continue their lives”, inadvertently fostering a cycle of homosexuality within correctional facilities.
The lawyer was speaking on Onua FM’s Yen Nsempa
“Imagine placing a wealthy gay individual in prison, it essentially grants them a platform to influence vulnerable/hungry inmates,” he said.
The private legal practitioner further held that insufficient deliberation preceded the bill’s enactment.
“If you think through critically there is no wisdom in this bill that has been passed. There wasn’t enough thought process invested into passing this bill.
“This bill is a self-defeating bill, it should never have been passed, it should never have even been brought to Parliament to be ended up being passed. It’s just wrong. We’re multiplying gay people in our community,” he stated.
The lawyer’s comments come on the back of Ghana’s Parliament passing the anti-LGBTQI bill after successfully taking it through all three reading stages.
The third reading of the Promotion of Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill was done on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
By Lois Dogbe|Onua FM
