The New Patriotic Get together (NPP) has formally petitioned Chief Justice Paul Kwadwo Baffour-Bonny to take away the Presiding Decide of the Accra ninth Judicial Circuit Courtroom, Joseph Yenuban Kunson, over the dealing with of a legal case involving the social gathering’s Bono regional chairman, Kwame Baffour, popularly often called Abronye.
The petition was filed by NPP Common Secretary Justin Kodua Frimpong on Could 22, 2026 and obtained by the Workplace of the Chief Justice on June 1, 2026.
The social gathering mentioned the petition raises issues about Decide Kunson’s conduct, judgment and train of judicial discretion within the case, which is at the moment earlier than the Ninth Circuit Courtroom in Accra.
The NPP argued that the fees towards Avronye, offensive acts of breach of peace and inspiring the publication of false information, are non-death penalty crimes that don’t usually justify remand in custody pending trial.
The social gathering argues in its petition that the decide’s dealing with of the difficulty raises critical issues in regards to the constitutional presumption of innocence and the rights of the accused.
Subsequently, the NPP is asking on the presiding decide to research the decide’s conduct and take obligatory measures relating to his continued service as a decide.
Learn the complete petition beneath.
