The three-member committee probing the disturbances recorded at Ejura in the Ashanti Region which led to the death of a social media activist and two protesters have requested an unedited video of the incident as captured by Joy News’ Erastus Asare Donkor.
The Committee chaired by Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice George Kingsley Koomson said the unedited video would assist them to probe the matter holistically.
This was after the committee had watched a news item published by the news platform on the shooting incident by armed military officers.
The journalist was commended for his bravery in capturing the events but the committees stressed that it would be important for them to get the full video so his narration would not be seen as an embellished one.
The journalist had given a chronological order of the circumstances leading to the shooting incident.
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery, last week announced the names of persons were to probe that.
Ambrose Dery mentioned the names when he visited Ejura on Thursday, July 1, 2021.
“In line with the President’s directive, I have set up a three-member ministerial committee to conduct a public enquiry into the unfortunate occurrences on Tuesday, June 29, 2021”.
They are Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice George Kingsley Koomson [Chairman of the committee], Security Analyst, Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso, and the Executive Director of Penplusbytes, Juliet Amoah.
Marie Louise Simmons, a principal State Attorney, will serve as secretary to the committee.
“These individuals are trusted members of society, and we believe that we will meet the deadline given by the President and come out with the appropriate report and recommendations,” Mr. Dery said.
The committee had raised concerns over why Kaaka was described as a #FixThecountry campaigner when the media firm had verified if indeed he was.
The journalist explained that the #FixThecountry group had issued a statement confirming that he was a member.
He however added that some family members had denied that assertion whereas others had also confirmed that he was a member.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com