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The families of the victims of the Ejura shooting and of the murdered activist, Ibrahim Anyass Mohammed, submitted requests for the right to information to the presidency and the Minister of the Interior, each to have access to the report of the commission which investigated the case.
A press release signed by the families explained that the requests submitted on Monday were due to “undue delay in disseminating the report to the community of Ejura, to the families of the victims of the Ejura shooting and to the public debate.”
The three-member committee set up by the Minister of the Interior on July 27 submitted its findings to the clash which resulted in the death of two residents and four others injured.
But the families say, despite several assurances from the government that the report will be released, none of these steps have been taken.
“The report has still not been released for public debate and no punitive measures have been taken, to our knowledge, in connection with the report,” lamented the family.
Therefore, they are concerned about the government’s commitment to release the report and work for justice for all affected families.
The Ejura protest, which claimed victims on June 29, was sparked by the murder of Kaaka, who was attacked outside his residence on June 26.
After the death of the social activist on June 28 at Komfo Ankoye University Hospital, angry young people from Ejura took to the streets to demand justice and accountability. The group, however, was confronted with the military and police on Tuesday, June 29.
The meeting led to gunfire by the military to disperse the crowd; however, such an initiative failed as two residents lost their lives in the process.
Following JoyNews’ coverage of the incident, members of the general public who were concerned and condemned the brutal force of the military demanded an investigation into the matter.
A three-member committee has been set up by the Interior Ministry to investigate and provide a detailed report. It was made up of George Kingsley Koomson, Court of Appeal judge, security expert, Dr Vladimir Antwi Danso and Juliet Amoah, executive director of Penplusbyte, a civil society organization.
Several people such as JoyNews reporter Erastus Asare Donkor, Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei Mensah, Ashanti Regional Police Deputy Commander, DCOP David Agyemang Adjem attended the 12-day public hearing.
During questioning, the mother of Louis Ayekpa, victim of the Ejura incident who was shot in the stomach, revealed that her son, who was not among the young protesters, had been hit in the stomach by a ball.
Nearly two months after the commission of inquiry presented its findings on the circumstances surrounding the June 28 incident, the document has yet to be released to the public.
Meanwhile, former Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier General (retired) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah believes the government will take no action on the recommendations of the committee that investigated the murders of ‘Ejura.
For affected families, the release of the report “could start the long delayed process necessary to bring justice to our families and our community.”
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