The Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) has return books reported to have been seized from a Ghanaian Lebanese pilot and author Fadi Dabbousi to his residence.
His lawyer, Hassan Tampouli said on Sunday at about 5:45 am, operatives of the BNI returned to the residence of Mr Fadi without a search warrant but they were given access to the property.
"All they did this morning was to return all the copies of the book they took away although they still have in their possession the diary, pen drives and other valuables that they took away," he said.
Fadi is been held by the BNI headquarters after been picked at the Kotoka international airport on Friday. He is the author of a book ‘‘59 years of Ghana to nowhere; the future is now’’.
Joy News security sources say he has made some offensive comments about President Mahama.
Mr Tampoli confirmed this and says he is yet to have access to his client noting he will go to court to compel the BNI to produce him.
“I have been to the office of the BNI and I was denied access to him. I was told the officer responsible for the case was not in the office and that I can only have access to him on Monday,” he said on Saturday.
He said he would go to the offices of the BNI on Sunday to see if he would be given access to his client whom he said is on some sort of medication and they need to check up on him to see if he has his medication.
According to Mr Tampoli, he has not been told why his client has been arrested and he has not bee allowed to speak to any "responsible officer" at the BNI office.
"They should not err on the side of the law they should allow me access to him so I can hear his side of the story and the reason for his arrest. The 48 hours rule applies and it expires midday today [Sunday, September 25]," he said.
The lawyer is questioning why the BNI says it does not work on weekends yet they were able to go to his client's house to return the books.
Mr Tampoli said he would seek a court order on first thing Monday to compel the BNI to release him or arraign him before the court.
Mr Dabboussie is believed to be a sympathizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and some party sympathisers and human rights activists have condemned the act on social media.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
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we will all get copies of "59 years of Ghana to nowhere; the future is now" to read. Ghana has passed this era and we need the BNI to be circumspect in exercising their jurisdiction. BNI is not for NDC and so they must let us see them asuch.
Harry Zakour is an NDC vice chairman, a Lebanese owning Montie FM to insult Nana Addo, the opposition leader. NDC used JJ Rawlings, a half-Scottish as President of Ghana. NDC have legalised the use of 'Foreigners' in Ghanaian politics.
Let the fabi guy go to Lebanon to lie and insult the president and see if they don't chop his head off.
Someone treatening the life of judges is not a crime but another critizing the president is rather a crime. This government in power BNI must be scrapped
Lebanese in West Africa not investing their Africa exploitation money in Africa but rather sending this money to Lebanon. For 59 years, Lebanese community in Ghana don't mix with the locals but rather prefer doing cut throat businesses. During Nkrumah's time, Ghana's small and medium business economy was dominated and controlled by the Lebanese - what came out of it? I will rather like to read a book on such exploitation. Whiles South Africa, Kenya and Egypt building tallest buildings in Africa the Lebanese in Accra were building two-storey buildings and instead using the money they get from here to put up skyline buildings in Lebanon. This is a Gad damn shame.
fuuullll. Is Harry Zakour also not in NDC insulting the opposition? Didnt mahama invite Gitmo terrrorists into Ghana without consulting parliament? Nooonsense. we are voting out Mahama. December 7 is coming. More and more people are seeing the incompetence of Mahama and are fed up with his stuuuupidity.
Divided we fall. A ***barred word*** Arab refugee insulting our president . Step him of nationality and deport him to Lebanon. Perhaps he want a US visa as refugee?
What nyass are you talking. I thought ndc govt loves extremists and that's why the Guantanamo rejects are living in Ghana. You can't have it both ways and like a section of extremists and at the same time brand someone an extremist without any evidence and ask he should be watched closely. Or it's because he's NPP?
Fadi remain fearless. After your release more fire. Remain resolute and stand up to intimidation and bullying. This incompetent government will stop at nothing to retain power so be bold and keep on with the struggle to liberate Ghanaians from economic bondage. Long live the Dabbousie movement.
This guy is alleged to be associated with hesbollah and link to Iranian al..aquds GENERAL Solemana,,who have been commiting henious crimes in syria and tikrik .He should be handed over to the sunni block for flogging.Any body who wants to know this man should watch the election petition and see why he sits behind the man7