Adenta Kumi released following Afenyo-Markin’s intervention
Alfred Ababio Kumi, a youth activist of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and former parliamentary aspirant popularly known as Adenta Kumi, has been released from the custody of the National Investigations Bureau (NIB).
His release followed high-level engagements between security officials and the Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin.
Kumi was arrested on Friday, May 23, 2025, and charged with the publication of false news.
The charges stem from comments he made on his X (formerly Twitter) account and during a radio interview, relating to a petition he submitted to the President of Ghana. The petition calls for the dissolution of the committee currently investigating the Chief Justice.
In the petition, Kumi alleged misconduct by members of the judiciary that, he claims, could compromise the integrity of the inquiry. Specifically, he claimed that on May 15, 2025, after the committee’s inaugural sitting, Justices Pwamang and Adibu-Asiedu—along with Supreme Court Justice Yonni Kulendi—were spotted dining with Thaddeus Sory, counsel for petitioner Daniel Ofori, at Santoku Restaurant in the Airport Residential Area of Accra.
Kumi further alleged that the group was overheard discussing matters related to the ongoing petition.
The case has stirred political attention due to its implications for judicial independence and freedom of expression, with Kumi’s supporters arguing that his arrest was politically motivated.
