The Ghana Police Service has rubbished claims that some officials from the Service were dispatched to arrest the Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Francis-Xavier Sosu at his church today.
The Police in same statement however said “any plain-clothed police personnel found on the premises of the church today may have been there for intelligence purposes and not to effect an arrest”
For the first time the Police has stated that “The MP, Hon. Francis-Xavier Sosu was invited on the day of the protest to assist the Police for his alleged involvement in the unlawful blockade of a road and the destruction of public property but he declined the investigation” citing “Parliamentary privileges”
According to the Police “three persons have been interrogated on this matter and we shall continue to use every legal means to interrogate all other suspects including the Honorable MP for Madina”
On Maday, October 25, 2021, some residents of Oyarifa, Ayi Mensah, Otinibi and its environs embarked on a demonstration over the poor state of their roads.
Whiles the MP was addressing the protesters, the some armed Police personnel stormed the grounds to arrest the MP for which the protesters resisted making the MP to escape the arrest.
The MP then reported the matter to the Speaker of Parliament for which the speaker has since constituted a committee to investigate the issues and determine wither the actions of the Police officers were in contempt of Parliament.
The Police then wrote to the Speakers to release the MP for questioning but the Speaker declined the request.
Today, the some Police officers were reported to have stormed the church to arrest the MP but he escaped again by the assistance of the NDC Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak and some youth at the church.
In the latest development, the MP’s Police guard is reported to have been interdicted over his alleged involvement in helping the MP to escape arrest.
