Akuapem Poloo finally released from prison

Days after Akuapem Poloo was granted bail by an Accra High Court, the convicted actress has finally been released from the prisons.

She was convicted to serve a 90-day jail term by the Circuit Court in Accra after pleading guilty to three charges including publication of obscene materials involving her seven-year-old son.

There was back and forth between her lawyer and security agencies since she was granted bail, but she was brought to the court to sign her bail bond on Friday.

EIB Network’s Court Correspondent Murtala Inusah reports that the actress looked pale and traumatized as she signed her bail born.

Lawyer Andrews Kudzo Vortia described the processes leading to her signing her bail bond as very difficult.

He bemoaned the bureaucracy in the Prisons Service.

She was granted bail on Wednesday by the High Court presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey.

The socialite was granted bail in the sum of GHc80,000 with two sureties.

She was also to deposit her passport to the registry of the court and can only travel with the express permission of the court.

Akuapem Poloo was also to report to the case Investigator every two weeks.