Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has briefed Parliament on the outcome of the Wa military attack on residents.
The Minister says three of the soldiers who attacked the residents on July 1, 2021, have been demoted.
He further added that right other soldiers who were identified have been charged, tried, and awarded 30 days each in detention by the disciplinary board of the Ghana Armed Forces.
He said, “except the duty officer, all personnel who were on duty on the day of the incident have even charged, tried, and appropriately punished”.
The Staff Sergeant has been reduced to Corporal rank, a Corporal has been reduced to Private rank, and the Sentry on duty who was a Lance Corporal has been reduced to a Private, he explained.
He indicated that: “The trial of the duty officer, who is a Lieutenant, will, however, commence on or before Wednesday 14th July 2021.”
“All the above trials and punishments are without prejudice to the outcome of the subjects under various forms of investigation,” he said.
He said, “the remaining soldiers who were also involved in the incident but not identified as brutalising officers will all be transferred out of the region immediately.”
Background
Some military officers were captured in a viral video assaulting some residents in Wa.
According to the residents, the soldiers claimed that the mobile phone of an officer was snatched by an unknown person in the area, so they flooded the streets, beating up everyone on sight.
They stopped moving cars, motorbikes, and tricycles and assaulted occupants.
The Public Relations Officer of the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council Cletus Awuni who tried to question the unruly soldiers got severely beaten and tasered, and he had to seek medical treatment at the hospital.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
