Police has not received official contempt summons from Parliament – ACP Kwesi Ofori
On October 25, 2021, the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu led a demonstration in his constituency to protest the bad state of roads.
The Acting Director-General for the Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Kwesi Ofori, has said the administration is yet to be officially served with a contempt summons from Parliament over the attempts 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,” he said on the sidelines of a meeting by the IGP.
On October 25, 2021, the Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis Xavier Sosu led a demonstration in his constituency to protest the bad state of roads.
The MP, after the incident, made a complaint to the Speaker of Parliament relative to his attempted arrest by the Ghana Police Service during the said demonstration.
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, referred the complaint to the Privileges Committee of Parliament.
The officers cited in Mr. Sosu’s complaint were ACP Isaac Kojo Asante, the Greater Accra Regional Operations Commander, and ACP Eric Winful, the Adentan Divisional Commander.
Afterward, the Speaker of Parliament in a letter signed by the Deputy Director of Legal Services of Parliament declined an invitation by the police to release the Madina MP for interrogation on his role in the said demonstration.
Notwithstanding, on Sunday, October 31, 2021, there were reports that Police had attempted for the second time to arrest the MP during his visit to a church in his constituency. The police however denied sending officers to the church.
The Ghana Police Service has said it has secured a judicial order for Mr. Sosu to appear in court on November 8, 2021 on charges of obstructing public highway and causing damage to public property.
