Daring The Law

Oye Lithur has reportedly alerted the Police about the Daniel Obinim saga. Although a step in the right direction, her action does not erase the general impression about her penchant for selectiveness in tackling gender issues.

Obinim could not have gone scot free after the wanton trampling upon the human rights of the two persons he flogged in his church. We wonder whether if she had not done so the gentleman would not have been invited by the law enforcement agency anyway. Indeed, we were counting the days to see whether he would not be invited. Be it as it may, his conduct is now expectedly a subject of investigation by the Police.

It is our expectation that the probe is expedited before hidden hands of, especially politicians, are brought to bear upon in a manner that would douse it.

Many cases involving politicians or their proxies have died under worrying circumstances unsurprisingly in this country.

There is a perception steeped in experience that popular persons and politicians whose parties are in power are hardly arraigned before court regardless of the extent of their default.

This is a classic case of crime and we are watching, as are the rest of Ghanaians, about the outcome of the case.

We hear the suspect has already stated the circumstances which informed his decision to flog the two persons. The reasons do not warrant his primitive conduct and we condemn it in no uncertain terms.

Being charitable as to adopt the two persons does not make it right for him to dehumanize them the way he did.

We have heard how he and his aide have virtually dared the law and state.

If the case dies, as many in its mould have, the law enforcement system would suffer further erosion of confidence.

Our country is hinged upon the rule of law, anything short of this would send us back to the jungle where the survival of the fittest is the order.

Disgruntled Ghanaians already think that the law only deals with the ordinary man not so the affluent or famous.

We think a thorough investigation of this matter be done with a view to ensuring that he is either let off the hook or dealt with according to the applicable law. That is the only way by which we can be satisfied that justice has not only been done but seen to be done.

We have come a long way in our independence that such nonsense should not be condoned under any circumstance.

We are particularly interested in upholding the law of the land rather than weakening it by allowing the ilk of Bishop Obinim to trample it as he is set to do.

The attention of Ghanaians is transfixed on this case and so whoever seeks to whittle it down should be mindful about the repercussions therein.