There’s an application called Habeas Corpus. He explained that the habeas corpus application is typically filed to compel authorities to produce a detained person before the court and justify the detention. When that happens, habeas corpus is the application we file first so that’s what his lawyer filed and they quickly charged him,” he stated. Lawyer Samuel added that aside from habeas corpus, the individual can also pursue a human rights suit for damages and compensation if the detention is deemed unlawful. He could have also filed for the normal suit in the human rights court for damages, compensation and others.

Source: GhanaWeb February 10, 2026 18:00 UTC