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General News on Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Source: starrfm.com.gh
2019-07-17
Lance Corporal Lincoln Isaac Wbadah
Amnesty International has described as harsh the sentence imposed on the soldier who convinced the media to condemn the draft parliament to build a new chamber.
The officer was sentenced to 90 days in prison with hard labor in the guardroom.
Lance Corporal Lincoln Isaac Wbadah from 2 Reconnaissance Squadron in Sunyani was also removed from his rank.
Addressing Francis Abban on Wednesday morning, Wednesday in Starr, Amnesty International's National Director, Robert Akoto Amoafo, said that a warning could have been a sufficient punishment, as it did not go unnoticed. is not commonplace in Ghanaian security agencies.
"The extent to which this punishment has gone is too far. A warning could have been given, but punishing the person to this extent raises fear among the officers. Joining a security agency does not take away their citizenship rights. A warning would have been the best. "
Lance Corporal Wbadah was seen wearing a military uniform in the viral video supporting the social media campaign that ultimately led the parliament to suspend plans to build a new chamber.
Corporal Wbadah in the viral video warned President Akufo-Addo – the commander-in-chief of Ghana's armed forces – not to support the construction of the new parliamentary chamber that is expected to cost $ 200 million.
He said more urgent issues needed to be resolved instead of building a new, fanciful parliamentary chamber.
Following the broadcast of the video, Cpl Wbadah was arrested by the military High Command for questioning.
#DropThatChamber Campaign
The #DropThatChamber campaign was launched on social media in an effort to pressure Parliament to end a proposal to build a new 450-seat room.
After sustained social media pressure, the House abandoned plans to build the new chamber for an indefinite period.
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