It is too early to abolish the law on vigilance – Lawyer | General news

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu said it was still early for Ghanaians to shoot down the government's plans to formulate a law to put an end to the activities of political militias in the country.

While the two main political parties – the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) – continue to write open letters following the call by the President to both parties to dialogue and find a way to deal with the situation, many political parties and other stakeholders said the legislation would not produce a positive result.

But the president who is not worried about these concerns has already instructed the Attorney General to prepare a legislative instrument in this regard. Martin Kpebu said Friday that the president's decision could have many benefits, he warned, pointing out that people were reluctant to wait for the bill to pbad before writing it.

"I do not agree … considering all the criticism and the road traveled for a month by the country, I should think that before the president asks the GA to prepare legislation it might have been a good thing. "

"Those who think we have enough laws to fight militancy are not quite right. There are gaps in the law. Just as we have rules on the financing of terrorism, we do not have the same on vigilantism. It is therefore an area to which we must tackle. As long as we have not seen what the President and Attorney General are talking about, it is premature to say that it is not necessary, "he added.

The phenomenon of vigilantism has become a current issue in the country as a result of the increasing number of physical attacks and attacks perpetrated by members of self-defense groups aligned with Ghana's main political parties, the NDC. and the NPP.

Some of these attacks resulted in death and injury to victims, including innocent citizens.

Nana Addo charges AG to prepare legislation against vigilantism

President Akufo-Addo said that he had appointed Attorney General Gloria Akuffo to present to Parliament a bill to dissolve all forms of political party fanatical groups in the country.

He added that the Attorney General, under the law, should provide the necessary sanctions against party vigilance.

Akufo-Addo explained that he was forced to pbad a law against the practice from which the decision, noting that this decision would not prejudge the expected dialogue between the NDC and the NPP on the subject.

"Given that the constitutional responsibility for maintaining law and order in the country rests with the executive, that is to say. Mr President of the Republic, in accordance with my declaration to the Parliament of 21 February 2019 of the Message of the State of the Nation, I have given instructions to the Attorney General, without prejudice to the result of the l & # 39; commitment between the NPP and the NDC to prepare and submit to Parliament, as soon as possible, specific legislation to combat the phenomenon of vigilance and to provide appropriate sanctions against its appearance. "