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The New Force releases press statement following “unlawful detention and human rights violations” of spokesperson

The New Force, a Ghanaian political group have issued a statement following the arrest of its
spokesperson for Diaspora and Diplomatic Engagements, Shalimar Abbiusi.

According to reports, Ms Shalimar Abbiusi was arrested by the police for allegedly forging a document to obtain a resident permit as a Belgian living in Ghana.

Few hours after the news of her arrest, the New Force, the organisation she works for, has issued a press statement, calling her arrest unlawful, while giving more details on her arrest.

According to press release, “Ms. Abbiusi, was called in for a discussion on Monday, 4th December 2023 and never released thereafter. As we have now found out, for the past 4 days, Ms Abbiusi has been kept continuously in custody by the officers of the National Investigations Bureau, formerly the BNI. During these 4 days, the security officials have continuously questioned Ms Abbiusi about the New Force; wanting to know which people are behind it and if the people want to run for President.”

The statement adds that “over this period, she has been denied access to legal representation, subjected to an unlawful search of her premises, and held beyond the legal 48-hour limit without formal charges. Further, despite the objections of Ms Abbiusi’s lawyers, her apartment was broken into without a warrant and the place ransacked. Yet not a single element of incriminating evidence was found against her.”

On the issue of illegal residence permit, the statement claims that “despite the fact that Ms Abbiussi’s residence permit was facilitated and issued to her over three years ago by the Ghana Immigration Service, the authorities today told a District Court that they have temporarily charged her with an offence claiming that one of the documents she submitted could not be verified. But that they are demanding that she is held in custody so that investigations into the New Force will continue.”

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