Shalimar Abbiusi Denies Forging Her Stay Permit In Ghana, Demands Accountability From Government

Shalimar Abbiusi Denies Forging Her Stay Permit In Ghana, Demands Accountability From Government

  • Shalimar Abbiusi, the former Spokesperson for the New Force Movement, has demanded that the international community hold Ghana's government accountable for her unfair treatment
  • She said her detention and subsequent deportation were deeply traumatic for her and an infringement of her rights
  • Shalimar, who has since won a case against Ghana's government for her unfair treatment, has denied the allegations the government levelled against her

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Shalimar Abbiusi, the former Spokesperson for the New Force Movement, has denied allegations of forging her documents to stay in Ghana.

In 2023, Shalimar Abbiussi was arrested and subsequently deported on charges of forging her document to prolong her stay in Ghana.

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Shalimar Abbiusi says the government of Ghana lied when it accused her of forging her stay permit in Ghana.
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But Shalimar won her case after suing Ghana at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court for infringing on her fundamental human rights.

In a recent interview on JoyNews following her victory, Shalimar disputed the government’s claim against her.

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She said if indeed the government of Ghana had evidence to prove that she had forged her stay permit, it made no sense that they would deport her instead of taking her through due judicial process.

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She said she processed her documents through an official immigration officer and that if they were forged, the government would have to blame its agency for the crime, not her.

“I believe that the fact that the charges were dropped against me in court speaks volumes,” she said.

Meanwhile, she has urged the international community to hold the Ghanaian government accountable for her unfair harassment and subsequent deportation in 2023.

She noted that the short time she spent behind bars awaiting her fate was torturous and very traumatic.

Abbiusi said she was comforted by the thought of her family, friends and supporters fighting to get her justice while she was behind bars.

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She noted that her short time in prison has been an eye-opener to the inhumane situation prisoners are forced to endure in the country and has thus called for much-needed reforms.

Shalimar Abbiusi deported after arrest

YEN.com.gh reported in 2023 that the state had repatriated Shalimar Abbiussi, a spokesperson for The New Force political organisation after the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) revoked her residence permit.

The state made travel arrangements after the GIS gave Abbiussi 24 hours to leave the country for Belgium moments after she was discharged from a court. She left Ghana at 10 pm on a flight to Brussels.

At the time, the Immigration Service alleged that Abiussi had falsely claimed that she was a student of the Ghana Christian University College which GIS argued was not accurate.

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Cornerlis Affre (CA and Politics Editor) Cornerlis Kweku Affre is a Current Affairs Editor at Yen.com. He covers politics, business, and other current affairs. He has worked with Myjoyonline.com for four years and was previously a radio host and news editor at RadioGIJ. You can reach out to him at cornerlis.affre@yen.com.gh