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Dancehall artiste, Emmanuel Samini, known on stage as Samini has
observed that considering the humiliation that rapper Kwaw Kese has
suffered over the past few days, he is sure to have regretted his
action.
According to him, Kwaw Kese, born Emmanuel Botchwey, has definitely
regretted and learned a lot of lessons behind bars.
The controversial rapper, who was arrested by the police in Kumasi for
allegedly smoking cannabis in public, was remanded into the Kumasi
Central Prison after making an appearance in court Monday.
He was sent to the Kumasi Central Prison after the Kumasi Metropolitan
Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court, presided over by Judge William Boampong
remanded him to reappear on December 8 after prosecutors argued that
they were still investigating the matter.
Samini in a strongly worded statement on the matter via his Instagram
page said what Kwaw Kese is going through is not something he would
wish for anyone.
"It's really not the right time of the year for anybody to be going
through what my brother and fellow artiste @kwawkese is going through
at the moment. It's Sad and unfortunate that he was caught slipping
and has been made a scapegoat in this situation."
"As a people we all break the law directly and indirectly at some
point and usually get away with it. It is only when you come into
contact with the law head-on that you get the wake up call," he added.
The 'Movement' hit singer was of the belief that, Kwaw Kese "has
regretted his actions already with the kind of humiliation he's been
through in the past few days behind bars."
Samini expressed the view that just as in the case of his colleague,
Kwaw Kese, the law must effectively work in all other fields of
society. "We live in a society where hypocrisy and ignorance are
normal ways. People litter the streets to give us cholera and are left
to roam about doing it everyday. Others run red lights and pay bribes
in traffic constantly, just to mention a few. We realise how many
times we commit petty crimes and walk freely."
According to him, the matter at hand is a case of the abuse of a
substance and "we need to draw the line between being a criminal and
an addict on a substance.
What happened to fines and rehabs for patients? Are we going to rather
lock up and destroy a victim to a societal substance abuse rather than
reform and rehab them to return and contribute to society."
Maintaining that Kwaw Kese is "an entertainer and a Dad," the
dancehall act observed that in some developed countries, cannabis are
seen as purely recreational when it is for personal use.
"These laws we use here were brought in by these countries who have
over the years seen the need to revisit and decriminalise certain acts
including smoking just a joint. We have stuck to it like the wigs in
the court rooms when it's 90 degrees blazing hot. Lol."
"Our judicial system needs to be revised as those who formed it for us
no longer use them. He shouldn't have used it in a public place as
it's not legal in Ghana. We collectively as an industry apologise on
his behalf and beg for mercy on him. He can be better in society by
rehab as a user than jail as he's not a dealer. A word to the wise
……#Freekwawkese," Samini concluded.
Credit: Myjoyonline
