A Tema-based legal
practitioner, Robert S. Blay, has been stabbed to death with broken bottle by unknown assailants Wednesday dawn, the police in
Tema confirmed. He is said to have bled profusely and
died shortly on arrival at the Tema General Hospital, community 12, Tema at the
hours of about 4am. The deceased lawyer, who was a lawyer with RS Blay
and Associates, was reportedly stabbed while in his
black VW Passat saloon car with registration GT 8111 Z. He is said to
have bled profusely and died shortly on arrival at the hospital. Inspector
Olivia Turkson, the Public Affairs Officer of the Tema Regional Police Command,
told DAILY GUIDE that a search in the deceased’s car revealed two take-away
packs of chips and chicken, with the driver’s seat in a relaxed position and
the broken ‘Stone Lager’ bottle in the front seat of the car.
The police say that
anybody with information about his death should inform them.
Protection of lawyers in Ghana
People in the world have come to see lawyers as
protectors of the people in trouble with the law. They are the upholders of
JUSTICE! In actual fact they are the armour bearers of the Law. The protect and
enforce the rights of people from every walks of life without any
discrimination or fear.
The question therefore is that, in the light of the
above incident, should lawyers be afforded any sought of protection in Ghana?
Or is the incidence an isolated one?
Lawyers have the right to be able to practice
their profession with full freedom and independence, protected from any
hindrance, intimidation, harassment or interference in their professional duties
but however this incidence could be an isolated one and may not even be as a
result of Mr. RS. Blay’s profession as a lawyer. He could have been attacked
for private reasons other than his being a lawyer or it could simple have been
a robbery gone wrong. But whatever the case may be, special protection of
lawyers should be something we must take a critical look at as a country. It
should also be an issue to be considered the world over. Thanks
May the soul of Robert S. Blay rest in perfect peace!
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