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General News of Friday, March 22, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-03-22
A police officer was seen in a viral video being brutally badaulted by a group of young men
The commercial bus driver and his companion who were seen in a video physically badaulting a police officer were transferred from the Odorkor Police Station to the headquarters of the National Investigation Bureau (BNI).
Until today [Friday]Nobody knew where they were because the police had refused to tell human rights activists and interest groups where the suspects were being held.
Lawyers from COPEC, GPRTU, HRAC, Amnesty International and human rights lawyers Francis Xavier Sosu and Martin Kpebu have all tried to gain access to the driver and his staff. driver, but to no avail.
Anas Seidu of Citi News said that although it is not usual practice to transfer a suspect in such a case to BNI headquarters, the director of the CID, Maop Tiwah Addo Danquah, director of the CID, explained that the decision was made because it was possible that the transport operators would besiege the police station.
She added that, as the alleged badault was aimed at a police officer, it was dangerous to keep the suspects in the custody of the local police.
"Yesterday [interest] Groups gathered and wrote to the police after going to the police, where the two suspects were detained but could not find them. The excuse was that the suspects had been sent to the CID headquarters. They followed up with the CID headquarters but were told that the suspects were not there, forcing the group to declare the suspects missing. "
She said "today, they [interest groups] returned to the CID to search for the suspects, but received a letter asking them to go to BNI headquarters to gain access to the suspects. Since this morning, they are therefore at the headquarters of the BNI. "
Citi News found that the CID had identified specific individuals who could be allowed to visit the suspects.
BNI officials also insisted that the selected individuals would not be allowed to see the suspects at BNI headquarters, but that the chosen location would still be chosen, where the various interested parties would have the opportunity to see the victim. . suspects, along with the CID.
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