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I remember it vividly. In 2019, when the Modern Ghana journalists were hauled before the High Court on those trumped‑up criminal charges, the whole thing was riddled with shenanigans. Justice Afia Asare‑Botchway cut through them with remarkable clarity. On the very first day, she told the prosecution she would not entertain such phony charges, making it clear that the court was not going to waste time on a case that didn’t stand against the facts.  That was the reality, not some voluntary withdrawal by the state, but a clear judicial rebuke. The embarrassment was immediate, right there on the very first day we appeared in court. Raymond Bagnabu, Justice Srem‑Sai and Nii Kpakpo Samoa Addo were with me on it, and together we pressed forward with the human rights action against National Security. Eventually, the state succumbed. Yes, the state lost twice - the sham of a criminal case and civil suit.