Abdul Mumin Issah, the suspended Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi in the Western Region, is scheduled to appear in court today [March 17, 2022].
The Mayor was arrested at a police checkpoint in Kwesimintim earlier this month, allegedly for driving recklessly and abusing a police officer who questioned his actions.
He was charged with assault on a public officer, offensive conduct conducive to breach of peace, and disturbing the peace in a public place during his first court appearance.
After pleading not guilty to the charges, Abdul Mumin Issah was granted bail in the amount of GHS100,000 with three sureties.
On the night of Thursday, February 3, 2022, an altercation between the MCE and a police officer, one Superintendent Andrew Sarfo near the Kwesimintsim Cemetery, was captured on tape and circulated on social media, in which the government appointee was heard, among other things, threatening the police officer with a transfer.
When the officer challenged him for driving on the shoulder of the road to get past a police snap check point, he called the officer “ugly” and said he would have beaten him to death.
The officer was overheard questioning the MCE’s authority to insult and threaten him.
According to a government statement, the MCE’s comments were contrary to the government’s beliefs.
“Government takes a very dim view of the comments made by the Metropolitan Chief Executive during his exchanges with the Police… The comments by the Chief Executive run contrary to the Government’s belief and work to ensure that our Security agencies and indeed Public Agencies are resources, empowered and accorded the respect to deliver on their mandates,” the statement indicated.
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SOURCE: CITINEWS
