The Ghana Immigration Service is planning to deport the spokesperson for the political movement, New Force, Shalimar Abbiusi, after her residency permit to stay in the country was revoked.
She was rearrested by officials of the Immigration Service on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 outside the court premises, moment after the state dropped charges against her.
Officials say Shalimar Abbiusi is due for repatriation later today.
The Belgian National was arraigned last week for allegedly presenting false documents of being a student of the Ghana Christian University College to obtain a residence permit.
The case was expected to go into full trial on Tuesday after she was granted bail to the tune of GH¢ 20,000.
But prosecutors from the immigration service led by ACI Adolf Aboagye Asenso revealed in court that they have instructions to withdraw the case.
The accused was thus discharged and the case struck out as withdrawn.
The court also directed that the National Investigations Bureau release Ms. Abuissi’s iPhone 13 Pro that was seized during her arrest since nothing incriminating was found upon thorough check.
Her re-arrest was therefore met with strong opposition from her lawyers.
Francis Xavier Sosu, her counsel, was furious about the development as he accuses the state of treating her like a common criminal.
“You came to the court and said that you have asked that the charges against the person be dropped. The charges are dropped and the person is discharged. Then you bundle the person as if she is a common criminal here. If you want the person in your office, from here we will come to your office. Last week when the court said we should be there three times we were there every single day. What kind of disgrace is this? What kind of international disgrace is this?” Citi FM quoted the lawyer as saying.
“Are we living in a democracy or are we living in a jungle? Honestly, I am sincerely disappointed. Because you the immigration officers came here and said that her permit has been revoked. If you have revoked her permit what is the evidence of the revocation? You should have brought it to the court and shown it to everybody. You didn’t do that then you bundle the person as if she is a common criminal and send her away.
“Why do you behave this way? That is a complete assault, It is completely uncalled for. Where we are going I think we are sending the wrong signal to the international community. After all, there are Ghanaians who are also in other countries.”
