Arrest #Dropthatchamber: Illegal act, should not be tolerated – Kweku Baako

General News of Sunday, July 7th, 2019

Source: adomonline.com

2019-07-07

The editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, described as illegal the picketing in Parliament by members of the League of Economic Fighters, which had led to a break in the work of Parliament.

According to Mr. Baako, there are legal ways for people to deal with their grievances, and not for actions that are contrary to the Constitution of Ghana.

Speaking at the "Newsfile" broadcast of Joy News, Mr. Baako condemned the protestors' act and said that he should not confess it.

"I've heard people rationalize it and defend it, including MPs, and I've been surprised that MPs justify it and justify it, the behavior goes against the law of 1965 on the Parliament, the Standing Orders of Parliament and the Constitution of Ghana. .

"We are not in a military government where our rights are restricted, so we are able to use every means, sometimes even the least orthodox, to deal with situations, it's a democracy with all its limits and challenges. ", he said.

For Baako, many efforts have been made to enact the law and order law and should not be taken for granted: "We fought for the law of public order to be put in place. in place. People have gone to court, the Constitution has guaranteed and operationalized, "he warned.

Ernesto Yeboah, the group's president who protested against the Economic Fighters League, and two other people were arrested Friday morning for disrupting parliamentary procedure when they started shouting "drop this room" for to express their dissatisfaction.

Mr. Yeboah was released on bail by ministerial police with the other two, Abeiku Adams, and a third who still needs to be identified, all members of the pressure group.