The Ghana Police Service’s Acting Director-General for the Public Affairs Department, ACP Kwesi Ofori, has said that the police administration has not received any contempt summons from Parliament as a result of the efforts to arrest the Madina MP.
“The invitation has not officially come to the attention of the administration, and when that comes, the administration may take a firm decision,” ACP Kwesi Ofori said to the media on the sidelines of a meeting by the IGP on Wednesday.
The MP filed a complaint in Parliament charging two police commanding officers of contempt of Parliament after an attempt to arrest Mr. Sosu at a demonstration in his area about bad roads on October 25.
Despite the fact that demonstrators had blocked highways during the event, Mr. Sosu said that no arrests were warranted since he had followed proper procedure in organizing the protest.
The complaint against the two police officers was sent to the Privileges Committee of Parliament by the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin.
Mr. Sosu’s allegation named two officers: ACP Isaac Kojo Asante, the Greater Accra Regional Operations Commander, and ACP Eric Winful, the Adentan Divisional Commander.
Police were also said to have attempted to arrest Mr. Sosu when he was in church on Sunday, however, the Police administration refuted the accusations.
Following that, the Speaker of Parliament declined a Police request to release the Madina MP for interrogation.
Since then, the Ghana Police Service has said that it has obtained a Court order requiring Mr. Sosu to appear in court on November 8, 2021.
Sosu’s Response
Mr. Sosu accused the police of being dishonest in their recounting of events in his first official reaction to the developments.
He stated that he was not engaged in the blockage of highways or the damage of property during the demonstration, as the police claimed.
The MP further claimed that the police were attempting to divert public attention away from the purpose of his demonstration.
“The Police were part of the demonstration from the beginning till the end. There were no casualties, no destruction of public or private property,” Mr. Sosu said.
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