It has emerged that Ghanaian-Lebanese author Fadi Daboussi was arrested and detained by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for two days for two main reasons: asking in one of his publications if President John Mahama had HIV/AIDS and also making reference to a publication that alleged Mr Mahama had impregnated a daughter of Ashanti monarch Otumfuo Osei Tutu.
This was revealed by Mr Daboussi’s lawyer Hassan Tampuli in an interview with Naa Dedei Tettey on Class91.3FM’s 12Live news programme Monday, 26 September. According to Mr Tampuli, his client was not the originator of those publications but merely made reference to them in his publications.
Mr Daboussi was released by the BNI on Monday. Mr Tampuli said he was not charged for any crime for which he had to be bailed contrary to some reports claiming his client was granted a self-recognisance bail. He also wondered why the BNI had to arrest and detain his client since the reasons for which he was picked up fell within the remit of the National Media Commission (NMC) rather than the security body.
Meanwhile, Mr Daboussi has said he was treated well during the entire period of his detention.
“I wasn’t maltreated,” he told Chief Jerry Forson on Accra100.5FM’s breakfast show Ghana Yensom on Monday, 26 September.
According to him, the perception that officials of the BNI are bad people is false. “They are not bad people,” Mr Daboussi said, adding: “…They just did what they had to do.”
Mr Daboussi said his arrest and detention was not in connection with anything bad that he had done, stating: “They just asked me for clarifications on issues, not because I had done anything bad.”
Mr Daboussi, a known critic of President Mahama and a perceived supporter of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party and its flag bearer Nana Akufo-Addo was picked up on Friday, 23 September, at the Kotoka International Airport right after disembarking from an Egypt Air flight from Lebanon.
Mr Daboussi is the author of ‘59 years of Ghana to Nowhere: The Future is Now,’ a book that pushes for change in leadership in Ghana. National Security officers ransacked his house and seized copies of the book. They were later returned. Mr Daboussi, who said he did not eat for two days while in detention, pleaded with the media to give him some time to rest and replenish his strength.
Source: Classfmonline
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Ashanti is our strong hold so let's not encourage this fadi to distroy otumfour,it will go against us please let's condemn it.
This is why I love Ghana; even a foreigner like this Lebanese- styled Ghanaian can afford to call the president names and walk free. If this was in any other African country like Togo, I bet you this smack will kill his so called Ghanaian citizenshipgoodbye!
Miking reference to an article that, President Mahama has aids/hiv and also has impregnated Otufour's daughter was the reason of his arrest? Interesting, then what was the outcome of his arrest? Does this help in improving the horrible perception about the president? This is making it worse and the international community is knowing the type of character Ghanaians have as the leader of the nation. I read that, our president drinks a lot and he is an alcoholic at the moment. Where Rev. Duncan Williams who prayed for the recovery of the Ghanaian cedis recovery? Please, something is haunting the president. He needs spiritual help. If the HIV/AIDS allegation is true, it must not be as a results of the two gentlemen of the state doing at "at their back". Down-low in Ghana - NDC for you.
It is not good to tag such those things to your President.Let's all condemn it .
Where can I get the book to buy?