The increased instances of mob injustice which have led to the lynching of innocent people on suspicion of being thieves, armed robbers or witches, without allowing the law to take its course have been attributed to distrust in the police and court system.
The Public Interest Research Advocacy Network (PIRAN) has noted in a statement issued in Kumasi that many people in certain communities have on countless number of instances, where suspected criminals and outlaws are left to go free or treated with kid's gloves.
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