Two female constituents of the Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court.
According to a report by asaaseradio.com, the young women, identified as Priscilla and Charity, and in their 20s, were arrested by operatives of the National Security and transferred to Accra on Friday, August 15, 2025.
The two, who were arrested in connection with comments they made against President John Dramani Mahama during a live video stream on TikTok, were subsequently held in custody for days before being transferred to the Cantonments Police Station in Accra.
However, appearing in court on Tuesday August 19, 2025, the prosecution appealed for further detention of the suspects while informing the court that investigations into the case remain underway.
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Lawyer for the suspects, Enoch Afoakwah, however, argued for the release of his clients, describing their detention as unlawful and adding that they had already spent 96 hours in custody before being arraigned before the court.
“Our clients’ detention beyond the 48-hour constitutional limit is unlawful. Yet the court has given its blessings to this without taking their pleas or considering their health conditions,” the report quoted the defence lawyer.
The court, however, granted the prosecution’s request for further detention, noting that additional investigations remain necessary.
Meanwhile, the Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has condemned the action, noting that the treatment being meted out to his constituents is unacceptable and a threat to the rule of law.
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“I detest unsavoury social media comments, and I am for punitive actions for such. But to abduct young girls, move them across regions, and keep them in custody for days as if they have committed a coup, that is unacceptable,” he said.
The MP stated that the women had already apologised for their remarks and that the manner in which they are being detained amounts to torture.
He called on the Christian Council, the National Peace Council, the National Chief Imam and relevant Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to intervene in the matter, which he noted was a misdemeanor and not a major criminal offence.
“This is not the rule of law we envisaged,” he said.
The case of the two women follows a similar arrest of two activists from the opposition New Patriotic Party, Fante Comedy and Akosua Jollof.
The two were arrested following a controversial TikTok livestream after the August 6, 2025, helicopter crash, which claimed the lives of eight government officials, including two cabinet ministers and three crew members.
The viral livestream featured individuals who made mocking comments and wished that the victims were specific government officials, including the president, instead.
Other participants are alleged to have made threats against the president.
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Fante Comedy and Akosua Jollof, who were arrested by the police to assist in their investigation, have since been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court.
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