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The minority of Parliament is calling on the government to take action in connection with the alleged kidnapping and disappearance of Mahran Mustapha Baajour, a Lebanese businessman.
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, a senior foreign minister, said in a press statement Sunday that the Akufo-Addo-led regime should act responsibly, as is expected of democratic states.
The minority is asking the government to break its unnecessary silence on the abduction and disappearance of Mahran Mustapha Baajour.
"The minority is informed that immediately after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport on December 13, 2018, Mahran Mustapha Baajour and his two Ghanaian hosts who greeted him at the airport were arrested in the airport enclosure at the time of their departure. their Toyota salon vehicle with registration number GN 6126 – 15 by people claiming to be agents of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).
"After the three men were detained for six days in violation of Ghanaian law, we believe that the two hosts of Mahran, one Razak Abdul and one other, were later released as a prisoner. free men while Mahran was kept in detention. This is the reason why Mahran's family and officials in his country have trouble believing in the denials and innocence demands of Ghanaian government officials that they have contacted, "he said. the minority.
The minority wants the government "to be aware of the consequences of this whole abduction case, especially for our peacekeepers in Lebanon, if the issue continues to be treated so catastrophically." ".
Below the statement:
The Akufo-Addo government has treated The abduction case of Mahran Mustapha Baajour is disgusting
The Ghanaian Minority Parliament requires the Akuffo-Addo-led government to act responsibly, as is expected of democratic states, and also calls for its unnecessary silence on the abduction to be broken. and the disappearance of Mahran Mustapha Baajour.
Mahran Mustapha Baajour, 39, is a Lebanese businessman of Palestinian origin who arrived in Ghana from Lebanon for a working visit on December 13, 2018 and has not been seen since in public.
The minority is informed that immediately after arriving at the Kotoka International Airport on December 13, 2018, Mahran Mustapha Baajour and his two Ghanaian hosts who welcomed him at the airport were arrested in the The airport enclosure as they were leaving in their Toyota Lounge Vehicle with registration number GN 6126 – 15 by people claiming to be agents of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI).
After the three were held in detention for six days in violation of Ghanaian law, we understand that the two hosts of Mahran, one Razak Abdul and another, were subsequently released as "aliens". free men while Mahran was kept in detention. This is the reason why Mahran's family and officials in his country have trouble believing the denials and innocence demands of Ghanaian government officials that they have contacted.
This despicable violation of human rights is causing considerable discomfort in diplomatic circles. Ghana enjoys a stable image as a democratic state that upholds human rights and respects the rule of law.
The abduction of Mahran Mustapha Baajour, three months old, has already led to major protests in Beirut, Lebanon, where petitions were presented to the president of the nation and the speaker of his parliament.
Our monitoring of international media, including Al-Jazeera, which has already broadcast two reports on this subject, confirms that another petition calling for the release of Mahran addressed to the Ghanaian government was presented to our consular officer in Lebanon, where a Another demonstration was organized with demonstrators carrying banners. who reads: "Mahran is in your prisons."
The minority, which continues to follow the case with keen interest, has received new information indicating an escalation of protests by Lebanese nationals and human rights defenders around the world against the Ghanaian government. Indeed, protests were to take place at the Ghana Embbady in Washington, DC in the United States of America later this week.
There is no doubt that this worrying development augurs badly for the image of Ghana within nations.
We must also be aware of the consequences of this whole kidnapping case, especially for our peacekeepers in Lebanon, if the issue continues to be treated so catastrophically.
Despite the many behind-the-scenes interventions by the minority, urging the government to publicly declare its claimed innocence and to be seen to be clearly working to solve the mystery. the continued silence of the Akufo-Addo-led government for more than three months, even in the face of several reports from the local and international press, as things escalate and anxiety escalates to fever, is for the less reckless and unacceptable.
This uninspiring conduct of the current government is unfortunately fueling many suspicions, even as our international image continues to sink in the spirit recently after the unresolved badbadination of underground journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale and the scandalous and bloody Ayawaso West Wuogon. elections, both of which sparked widespread international condemnation.
The minority therefore demands that the Akufo-Addo administration, responsible for the territorial security of Ghana and held responsible by the growing number of demonstrators, take urgent measures to ensure the family of Mahran Mustapha Baajour – which we note Unfortunately, last week, the Lebanese people and the international community as a whole have unfortunately lost their heads. Ghana will not sink into a state of lawlessness and will not become a haven for human rights violations perpetrated by faceless people acting on behalf of the state.
Sign,
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP)
Member of the ranking, Foreign Affairs Committee.
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