The Ghana Police Service has interdicted a senior officer for assaulting a journalist throughout the ongoing rerun of parliamentary elections within the Ablekuma North constituency.
In keeping with an announcement signed by Assistant Superintendent of Police Richmond Mensah, the officer has been withdrawn from election responsibility and subsequently interdicted. He has additionally been referred to the Police Skilled Requirements Bureau (PPSB) for additional investigation.
The assertion learn:
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The Ghana Police Service has monitored a viral video during which certainly one of our officers is seen assaulting a reporter.
It continued:
The officer involved has been withdrawn from the continued election responsibility at Ablekuma North; and in keeping with inside disciplinary procedures, he has been interdicted and referred to the Police Skilled Requirements Bureau (PPSB) for investigation.
The Police Service additional assured the general public {that a} thorough investigation shall be carried out and that further updates shall be supplied in the end.
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Background
The incident occurred on the Church of Pentecost, North Odorkor 4 Polling Station, within the Tswuim Electoral Space of the Ablekuma North constituency.
Within the viral footage, the journalist, recognized as Banahene Agyeku of GHOne TV, is seen surrounded by 5 cops in what seems to be a heated change. In the course of the altercation, one officer, whose id has not but been disclosed, is seen delivering repeated slaps to the journalist.
Narrating his model of occasions, Banahene said that he was monitoring the election when he was instructed to vacate the realm. He defined that he resisted the directive, clarifying to the officers that he was a journalist observing the electoral course of.
He added that the officer assaulted him with none provocation:
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I used to be sitting close to a lady roasting corn and observing the election after they approached me and instructed me to maneuver. I responded that I used to be a media particular person monitoring the election. In the course of the dialog, he slapped me. I did nothing improper. He’ll hear from me.
The incident has since sparked widespread public outrage, intensifying considerations over rising police brutality towards journalists within the line of responsibility.
