Afenyo-Markin says tribunals bill could worsen pressure on suspects to plead guilty

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has alleged that some police investigators and prosecutors routinely pressure criminal suspects into pleading guilty to secure quick convictions, warning that the practice could worsen under the newly passed Tribunals Bill. Speaking exclusively on Joy FM's Super Morning Show, the Effutu MP and legal practitioner claimed he had personally encountered several instances in which suspects were persuaded to admit guilt with the promise of receiving lighter…