Amnesty International Ghana has demanded that those responsible for the flogging of two people in the Upper West Region over a leaked sex tape face punishment.
“We strongly call on the IGP to use the images in the video to trace, arrest and prosecute all those who approved, condoned and participated in the cruel act in clear violation of the fundamental rights of the two people to serve as a deterrent to others who may consider such acts in future,” it said in a statement.
According to reports, the two were apprehended by several young men in town and given twenty lashes each.
According to Amnesty International, the physical assault on the two was unjustified.
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“We in Amnesty condemn the flogging of the two adults since this is a clear sign of mob injustice, jungle-justice and demeaning of the dignity of the two people contrary to the laws of Ghana. Anyone who engages in such an act must be punished. These acts, if not checked, go to tarnish the human rights records of the country – Ghana,” it added.
According to reports, the two were carried to Ya Naa’s Palace, but he was not present, forcing the young men to take matters into their own hands and exact punishment.
Ghanaians have widely criticised the incident.
SOURCE: CITINEWS
