Residents in Ashaiman are contemplating petitioning speaker of parliament over the adaption of the defence and interior committee’s report on the military brutalities in the Ashaiman.
A report yet to be submitted to the presidency has found the military guilty of brutalizing some residents of Ashaiman in March 2023 after the death of a soldier
Their action was widely condemned by Ghanaians after a committee was set to investigate the incident.
The Committee on Defence and Interior in Parliament has finalized its investigation with recommendations yet to be submitted to the presidency.
According to the committee, “persons brutalized by the military in Ashaiman on 7th March 2023, who sustained various degrees of injury should be promptly and adequately compensated by the state.”
The compensation must be extended to cover those persons whose properties were destroyed in the course of the military swoop,” the report further indicated.
The Committee also condemned “hate for any form of torturous handling of civilians by the military and other security agencies.”
The committee, in its report, indicated that the actions of the military contravene Section 32 of the Ghana Armed Forces Act, 1962 (Act 105).
Speaking to Ahotor news, the member of parliament for Ashaiman Ernest Henry Norgbe said the residents are demanding an immediate implementation of the recommendations of the committee.
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