The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has instructed the Defence and Interior Ministers and Inspector General of Police (IGP) to submit their comments on the deaths recorded during the 2020 general elections.
Commissioner Joseph Whittal wants them to explain the deaths and injuries recorded during the polls.
The directive follows a petition submitted to CHRAJ by two Members of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, North Tongu MP and Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Ellembelle.
The two MPs want CHRAJ to probe the matter involving some deaths recorded during the polls.
According to the two MPs, justice has not been served to the families of the victims of the violence recorded in the 2020 elections even though not only did people suffer injuries but lives were lost.
In the petition, complaints are filed against the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Defence as well as the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armed Forces.
“The Complainants herein bring this matter before the commission based on the Commission’s legal mandate to investigate the conduct of the security officers complained about in the instant petition in a timeous manner for justice to prevail for the victims and their families.
“It is instructive to note that the Ministers holding the portfolios of Defence and Interior, as well as the Chief of Defence Staff [with two other members of the Armed Forces] and the Inspector-General of Police [also with two other members of the Police Service] are members of the National Security Council,” part of the petition to CHRAJ read.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana