Herald editor Larry Alans-Dogbey granted bail pending appeal

Justice Isaac Addo, sitting at the General Jurisdiction 4 Division of the High Court, delivered the ruling on Friday, July 17, 2026. Alans-Dogbey is to remain on the same bail conditions imposed on June 26, 2026, which include a GH¢100,000 bail with two sureties, until the Court of Appeal decides on his appeal against both the conviction and sentence. His lawyer, Peter Okudzeto, filed the application for bail pending appeal on July 6, and the respondent did not file any opposition.

Alans-Dogbey was convicted of contempt on June 25, 2026, for allegedly breaching a court injunction that barred him from publishing statements deemed harmful to businessman Kevin Okyere's reputation. He has appealed the conviction and seven-day jail sentence, arguing the injunction violated constitutional protections for press freedom, was unclear, and that his publications were based on official documents and made in the public interest. He seeks to have the conviction overturned or the custodial sentence replaced with a non-custodial penalty.