Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the minority leader, has denounced the raid on the home of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, arguing that it was illegal.
The Minority leader and Effutu MP responded to the development in the House on Wednesday, February 12, by questioning the legal justification for the raid carried out by those allegedly representing security forces.
“There was no such law supporting the actions. The contention here was that the man’s home was raided unlawfully. That conduct was unconstitutional…we’re not sending the right signals to the electorates,” the Minority leader argued.
But the Majority Leader, Mahama Ayariga, his other colleague on the opposite side of the aisle, warned against selecting the wrong chamber of parliament to handle a legal issue.
“You go to court for the court to declare that your property and dignity has been violated. In court the two sides will be there…” he noted.
The majority leader, meantime, promised to update the House on all the details of the raid on the former minister’s home.
Details of the Raid
According to security footage and eyewitness reports, the operation involved about 12 people. Five of them wore uniforms from the military, one was in a police outfit, and the others were in casual attire.
The purpose of the raid and whether any things were taken are still unknown. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was first suspected of being responsible for the operation.
But during a press briefing on Wednesday, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng flatly denied any role, saying the OSP had neither approved nor carried out the raid.
He added that the event might have been orchestrated to undermine current investigations into Ofori-Atta and damage his office’s reputation.
CCTV Image Challenges “Staged” Raid Claims
Images from CCTV footage taken inside Ofori-Atta’s home surfaced shortly after the press presentation, purportedly identifying the group leader behind the raid.
The person in the picture is a well-known businessman who was just found not guilty by the court after going on trial. Additionally, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) recognizes him as a member.
Claims that Ofori-Atta orchestrated the raid to deflect attention from the ongoing inquiry against him are called into question by the appearance of this tape. Rather, it calls into question the identity and intentions of the people who carried out the operation.
Security services have not yet responded to inquiries about the image’s veracity or whether the participants will be questioned. The OSP has reaffirmed its resolve to carry conducting its investigations unhindered in the interim.
Source: Citinewsroom.com