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Transparency International questions Ghana justice after 11 Chinese detainees escape

By , based on Midi Madagasikara

Transparency International questions Ghana justice after 11 Chinese detainees escape

Transparency International is calling on Ghana’s Ministry of Justice to be held accountable after eleven Chinese detainees convicted of cybercrime escaped. The organisation denounces a failure of the judicial system, while measures have already been taken in the Council of Ministers, Midi Madagasikara reports.

Transparency International is calling for accountability after eleven Chinese detainees convicted of cybercrime escaped in Ghana. The anti-corruption organisation is questioning the responsibility of Ghana’s justice system in the case, Midi Madagasikara reports.

The escape has provoked anger from civil society and continues to fuel reactions from Ghanaian public opinion and political circles. Measures have already been taken in the Council of Ministers, according to Midi Madagasikara.

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