Popular NDC serial caller and NDC activist, Frank Kwaku Appiah popularly known as Appiah Stadium has been arrested by police in the Ashanti Region.
Speaking to newsmen, the Ashanti Regional Police PRO, ASP Juliana Obeng confirmed the arrest adding that they had a call from the CID Headquarters to arrest Appiah Stadium.
The NDC serial caller was arrested for hurling insults at the President, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo calling him a ‘drug addict’ and describing him as a monkey among many others.
Though, the vociferous NDC activist has since rendered an unqualified apology to the President, a private legal practioner who is also a member of parliament for Asante Akyem Central, Lawyer Kwame Anyimadu Antwi says Appiah Stadium's remarks amounts to Criminal Conduct which is punishable by Law.
"Insulting the President or anybody is a crime under the criminal code 1960", he stated.He has asked the police to take the matter up and prosecute him.
He is currently being transferred to the Police CID headquarters in Accra.
Source: Isaac Kwame Owusu - [email protected]/peacefmonline.com
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What are you talking about. Insult is not good but even Jesus Christ was insulted. Did you read anywhere in the bible that Jesus arrested anyone for insulting him? Ghana is not Togo or other African countries where people's right to freedom of speech is not respected. Yes, he shouldn't insult nana Addo, but he chose to to so. The fact that he insulted him doesn't mean he has committed any crime. It is only morally wrong to insult an elder, but it is not a crime that warrant arrest. If Rawlings is arresting people that is understandable, because everyone know he is a military leader, but you can't claim to be a leader who respect people's right. And arrest them simply because you have been insulted. What you need to do is to explain to youth that smoking weed is wrong because one day if a weed smoker become a president people would use it against you. This is what nana Addo should be doing, going from one SHS to the other to tell them how bad smoking weed is instead of victimizing people for his own mistakes for smoking weed in the past. Had he not smoked weed in the past who would have insulted him that he smokes weed. Has anyone called Barwumia a weed smoker? Because he did not smoke weed.
@Anim if they have insulted the past presidents so they should insult the present one, democracy is not about insulting leaders, if he have evidence on what he said bring it on so we kick him off, but you cant just insult him and accuse him wrongly, after politics we have life to live, everything that we are doing we need to put God first before everything, we call this country God fearing country but we behave different, you are talking about the right of him, did he think about his right first, or the president dont have his right, plsss let not play hypocrite on here, no body has the right to protect your right till you protect it yourself, so let the law work, you the same ppl will stand and say the laws of the land dont work, so plsss allow that man to face the ruff so other will learn thank you LONG LIVE GHANA
If ndc leaders sit down for this type of intimidation to go on, very soon they start arresting them one after the other. This is just a test for Npp to see how Ghanaians would react to harassing ndc faithfuls for speaking their mind. If asiedu nketsiah and co don't do anything about this to stop this type of gagging people for their right to freedom of speech, ndc is doomed for ever because these Npp leaders are extremely wicked and they can do anything from this time to render the opposition ineffective. You wait and see, they would start inviting the big men too very soon. They are just testing the ground with Appiah stadium. Ndc need to start condemning and resisting this type of stoupid arrest. After all, even a class people knows nana Addo and his wife used to smoke weed. Nana Addo himself knows it.
who dont knw that nana addo smoke wee at flagstar house
The silence of those who ought to act but failed to act is what has led to this culture of rif raffs always insulting persons of high reputation. The fact that past presidents did not act doesn't mean the current president should also look unconcerned. No. It has to end somehow with Nana Ado. Next time if he sees an elderly person he will carry his bag.
quasea you even cherish ken Agyapong and abronye
Mahama was hooted, stoned in Ejisu and Kumasi, Samira called him a ***barred word*** and Mahama did not even comment. any time Mahama visit UN demonstration by Gabby and con will be him welcome address. Even Wontumi called him ***barred word*** he never responded and now a ***barred word*** u threatened the guy. it was not a smart decision to raise this issue, a giant has woken up.
Eii maham b3gye wo bo) wai. Y3 b3 fe wo papa.
Nooonsense, this i-d-i-o-t of a guy deserves to be behind bars. Who is appiah stadium? This illiterate brute?
I totally disagree with Appiah's comments and I find it really disgraceful and shameful. But his rights as a citizen should not be abused. What is the basis for this arrest? Or is it just to show him where power lies. Our democracy has come to far for this. All our Presidents(Kufour, JJ, Mills, Mahama, Nana) have been insulted by some of us Ghanaians and nobody has been arrested. Trump is insulted everyday in America. Yes insults are not right and I don't support it but we should not be arresting people for this. Hasn't Appiah already apologized? Or it is because it is Appiah Stadium and not General Mosquito? Nana should not allow the hawks to dictate for him. I am disappointed in Appietu if he ordered this arrest. Sad day for Ghana!