Legal representative for Paul Adom-Otchere, Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, has sharply criticised the bail conditions imposed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP).

He described them as excessive, punitive and a veiled attempt to prolong his client’s detention unlawfully.

The defence counsel voiced his concerns following the OSP’s decision to demand that Mr Adom-Otchere, the former Board Chairman of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), provide two landed properties registered in his name as part of his bail terms.

Despite being formally granted bail, Mr Adom-Otchere remains in custody, having been unable to satisfy this particular requirement.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Channel One TV on Thursday, July 31, Mr Agyei maintained that the condition was not only unfair but also discriminatory, effectively barring individuals without personal property from accessing bail.

“It is unreasonable in the context of bail to require an accused person to produce properties in his own name,” he said.

“What the OSP is essentially saying is that persons who lack property or are poor people in this country cannot make bail.”

Mr Agyei further disclosed that the OSP had prior knowledge that Mr Adom-Otchere does not own any landed property, yet nonetheless insisted on that specific requirement.

“The shocking fact is that while taking the profile of the suspect, the suspect indicated that he does not own any landed property, and so for the OSP to set two landed properties in his name as precedent for his bail condition, it is essentially concluding to hang him and detain him. We find the bail condition very unreasonable,” he asserted.

The lawyer emphasised that the legal team would not relent in its efforts, vowing to pursue every available legal channel to secure Mr Adom-Otchere’s release.

“We will explore all legal avenues to ensure that Mr Adom-Otchere is freed,” Mr Agyei affirmed.