A Nyinahin District Magistrate court has ordered the arrest of a 39-year-old man who allegedly posed as a lawyer and was defending a client in court.
The suspect Kyei Baffour was in court as a counsel in a murder case before the court [The Republic vrs. Selorm Agama] when the court presided by Her Lordship Vera Victoria Akonu, realized that suspect was impersonating.
According to the magistrate, per her checks at the Ghana Bar Association and General Legal Counsel show that the suspect has not been called to the Bar but the suspect who has numerous cases before the Court told the Magistrate he was called to the Bar in 2015 and gave his license number as EAR 21053/21.
He was further interrogated and later arrested after admitting not being a lawyer even though he has some background knowledge in law he did in California, USA.
Though he passed the law entrance examination in Ghana but could not continue due to personal reasons.
He has therefore been detained for further investigations and will be put before Nkawie Circuit court within 48 hours.
