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General News of Saturday, February 9, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-02-09
Kofi Abotsi is secretary of the Emile Short commission
The secretary of the commission charged with investigating the violence in the by-election of Ayawaso West Wuogon has dispelled fears that the perpetrators of the atrocities will go unpunished.
Dr. Ernest Kofi Abotsi explained in the Newsfile program of MultiTV / Joy FM that the work of the Emile Short Commission was in no way an obstacle to criminal prosecution.
Former Dean of GIMPA Law School stated that the police were free to conduct their own investigations and prosecute those found guilty, even if they appeared as witnesses before the committee.
"Nothing in our legislation indicates that when a commission of inquiry investigates a case, it is totally forbidden to this case to be the subject of criminal proceedings", did he declare.
He explained that the courts stated that when a person appeared as a witness before the commission, a piece of evidence that he had presented could not be used in court to prosecute him, but the police could sue the person with evidence she had. by their own investigations.
His comments come in response to statements by opposition parties that the commission would be a shield to compensate the perpetrators of the January 31 disturbances.
But Dr. Abotsi said the work of the commission goes even beyond regular crime.
"We are dealing with major problems of structural dysfunction, we will deal with intuitive coordination, security agencies and their alignment. We will also deal with the problems of abuse of certain constitutional bodies, "he said.
Meanwhile, the Short Commission has one month to do its work.
The director of the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research (FAAR) of the Kofi Annan International Training and Peacekeeping Center (KAIPTC), Dr. Kwesi Aning, described the mandate as terribly short.
He says the amount of work they need to do during this time is enormous and added that he hoped that they would have the necessary resources.
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