I will face growing impunity in Ghana – Nana Addo

General News of Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Source: citibusinessnews.com

2019-03-20

President Nana Akufo-Addo said that her government would do its best to combat the growing phenomenon of impunity and lawlessness in the country.

He added that the state would ensure the strict application of the law to combat the degradation of public order in the country.
Addressing the leaders of the Ghana Bar Association during a meeting at Jubilee House on Tuesday, the president said he would need the support of the bar and citizens to deal with the problem.

Akufo-Addo's comment comes after a viral video that shows a bus driver and his driver physically attacking a uniformed police officer in Accra.

The incident is one of many recent events that reflect public mistrust of the police and other law enforcement agencies following several incidents, including police brutalization of citizens.

But President Akufo-Addo said that he will not accept the development and will act to stop it.

"We have to tackle [the situation]. I wish to badure you that the people of Ghana are aware of all the measures to be taken to combat this phenomenon of impunity. I will do my best to fix it. I ask for your support and that of all citizens of our society who have the sense of thought and the right to contribute. "

Although the president has not explained in detail the actions he will take to solve the problem, badysts have suggested to address the problem because of the lack of trust between the police and the citizens.

The Public Security Bureau recently called for the creation of an independent body to investigate complaints against the police, responsible for receiving public complaints about wrongdoing by the police and the police. act on it.

After a series of public incidents highlighting a trend of mutual disrespect of citizens for human rights and freedoms for the police, BPS said that if the problem was not "emergency treaty", public calm and public order would be paralyzed. threatening our democratic development. "

Several people supported this call, saying that police misconduct reports often went hand in hand with the fact that the offending offender was either left behind or simply advised without any concrete sanction.