The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced plans to march to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) today, Monday, July 13, to demand an explanation over the arrest of its party member Dennis Miracles Aboagye.
The planned protest follows Mr Aboagye's arrest over the weekend, which the NPP claims was carried out by EOCO officials at the Accra International Airport with the assistance of the Ghana Immigration Service, despite him not receiving any prior invitation or notification of an investigation.
Speaking on Channel One TV on Sunday, July 12, the NPP's National Organiser, Henry Nana Boakye, claimed that Mr Aboagye had neither been invited by EOCO nor informed of any alleged offence before his arrest.
"Miracles has not received any invitation from EOCO. He has not been informed of any wrongdoing. He has not been told that he is under any form of investigation," Mr Boakye said.
The NPP maintains that while it supports lawful investigations and accountability, state institutions must adhere to established legal procedures when dealing with individuals, regardless of their political affiliation.
He added that the NPP would cooperate with any legitimate investigation involving its members but insisted that due process must always be respected and that law enforcement agencies should not be used to harass political opponents.