[ad_1]
IGP David Asante Apietu, President of the European Commission, Jean Mensa, State Minister for National Security Byran Acheampong, Attorney General Gloria Akuffo
National Democratic Congress flag bearer Ekwow Spio-Garbrah dragged State Minister for National Security to court because of political violence to Ayawaso West Wuogon in the Greater Accra region.
The President of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Appietu, and the Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, are the other accused.
In the case brought on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 before the High Court, the defendants are all named for their roles in January 31st Violence in the 2019 by-elections. The candidate of the ruling center, Lydia Alhbadan, was declared the winner.
The aspiring NDC presidency hopes that the electoral commission will have the order to set up its own intelligence gathering system in addition to the organization of elections.
Blaming the police, Spio-Garbrah wants to declare that Ghana's police have been cowardly and failed to suppress the violence perpetrated by masked gunmen wearing NSC T-shirts, which suggests that they are national security agents.
This police behavior, he said, could eventually send signals to bandits who could disguise themselves in security uniforms to cause chaos.
The NDC politician is also asking the court to order a state minister responsible for national security who took responsibility for deploying masked men not to have the legal power to deploy these men, nor mandated by the police in charge of the law and the order.
He wants Brian Acheampong to be held responsible for the actions of these men at the La Bawaleshie polling station, who injured at least six Ghanaians.
Mr Spio-Garbrah also wants the court to award compensation to the victims of the violence that also resulted in the slap of a staff member, the NDC MP (NDC), member of the opposition, Sam George.
Although the government has set up a commission to investigate the violence, the complainant claims that his mandate does not cover certain legal issues such as the power of the State Minister of National Security to deploy agents.
Ekwow Spio-Garbrah said that as a potential presidential candidate for the 2020 general election, he would not want to participate in chaotic legislative elections that could trigger political turmoil.
He described the prosecution "for public action for judicial involvement in the fight against unacceptable abuses of state power"..
Despite existing laws on security and public order, Ekwow Spio Garbrah asks Attorney General Gloria Akuffo introduce a bill dealing with the outburst of political violence related to violence in the recent by-election.
The plaintiff wants the bill to be in place within 90 days of the court order.
[ad_2]
Source link
