MP for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has said the contents of a series of press releases by the police about their failed attempts to arrest him are full of lies.
“I am utterly shocked by the content of the said releases...” he said in a statement that chronicles events during a demonstration on October 25, 2021, to demand better roads.
Police say during the demonstration acts of lawlessness – including the destruction of property – were committed and hence as leader of the protest, Mr Sosu must be brought in for questioning.
The first to arrest him during the demonstration failed, piquing the law enforcement agencies.
A second attempt to arrest him during a church service on October 31 also failed, although police say their men were there merely for “tactical operation” and not make an arrest.
Before the incident at the church, police had, in conformity with the Constitution, written to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to release the MP to assist with the investigation.
But the Speaker declined, explaining to the police that because their first attempt to arrest the MP seems to have violated MPs’ immunity against arrests, the matter has been referred to the privileges committee for investigation.
Police also insist that they will arrest the MP at all cost.
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In the statement that seeks to set the records straight about the brouhaha, the Madina MP said the attempts to arrest him are baseless and even politically motivated.
He pointed out many instances where the police lied about the turn of events during and after the demonstration.
“Any allegation of the Police about my involvement in unlawful blockade of road and destruction of public property is false and an afterthought carefully manufactured by the police to shift attention of the people of Ghana from the key issues of bad roads raised by our protest and demonstration,” he stressed.
Read the full statement below.