Hiplife artist Emmanuel Kofi Botwe known popularly as Kwaw Kese has declared his intention to take legal action against the Ghana Police Service, asserting that his 2014 arrest for alleged public marijuana smoking was unjust.In an exclusive interview on Hitz FM, Kwaw Kese claimed the police lacked evidence for his arrest and treated him unfairly.

Asserting that he possesses evidence implicating foreign nationals openly smoking with police protection, the musician disclosed his plans, alongside his legal representation, to seek a $1 million compensation from the Police Service for his 2015 arrest and conviction.

"There’s nothing to show to prove that I was smoking [in public]. I can show you proof of foreign nationals smoking in public with police protecting them with guns. Ghana Police did not treat me right, and these are some of the things I see and I say that Ghana police service did not treat me right," Kwaw Kese stated in the interview with host Andy Dosty.

Expressing his belief that the ordeal he faced during his police custody was undeserved, Kwaw Kese emphasised the impact on his music career, which brings joy to his fans.The Hiplife musician, arrested in November 2014 for cannabis smoking, is determined to seek justice and financial compensation for what he perceives as an unjust experience.

High Court judge William Boampong sentenced Kwaw Kese to a day in jail in April 2015 and ordered him to pay a fine of Gh¢1,200.

The musician was on remand for over a month at the Kumasi Central Prison before being bailed on December 30, 2014.

During the Year of Return in 2020, Kwaw Kese expressed his displeasure when Jamaican musician Popcaan was seen smoking what was suspected to be marijuana publicly while touring Ghana with no subsequent action from the Police.

“Only in Ghana foreigners can f**k up like this. When @kwawkese smoked in public he was arrested. So this means our law set only to control on the citizens but foreigners are free to go. The most painful part is Ghana police. None of them was able to speak the truth out because of the small coins which will be given out … Ooh Ghana,” Kwaw Kese had said at the time.