Human rights lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu has said the Supreme court ruling indicating that crimes such as rape, murder and narcotics are no longer non-bailable offences in Ghana will promote the liberty of every individual in the country.

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The ruling follows a suit filed by a private lawyer, Martin Kpebu on 16 February 2015, where he asked the apex court to declare that Section 96(7) of the Criminal Procedure and Juvenile Justice Act is unconstitutional.

Explaining the implications of the supreme court ruling, Lawyer Sosu told Pulse.com.gh that the ruling is "going to advance that constitutional guarantee for the liberty of every citizen so that when you are on bail and eventually you are found guilty of the offence, you are simply convicted to go and serve the sentence. It is far better than you, whiles you have not been pronounced guilty, yet you will be serving jail terms."

The human rights lawyer added that with the ruling, all offences are "bailable so long as the person can boast of sufficient surety and can actually show that he is a man of means and he will be available to stand trial and there are people who are independent sureties with sufficient means who will also be able to sign bail for the person and the person can be bailed."