Bagbin orders probe into video of immigration officers assaulting woman

Speaker
of
Parliament,
Alban
Bagbin
has
ordered
an
investigation
into
a
video
showing
immigration
officers
assaulting
a
woman
at
the
Aflao
border
in
the
Ketu
South
Municipality.

The
incident
was
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
MP
for
the
area,
Abla
Dzifa
Gomashie,
who
expressed
concerns
about
the
service’s
training
protocols
and
the
culture
at
the
border
facility.

The
video
appears
to
show
gun-wielding
immigration
officers
physically
assaulting
an
unarmed
woman.

Alban
Bagbin
directed
the
Interior
Minister
to
report
to
Parliament
on
the
matter
on
July
29,
2024.
He
emphasised
that
public
servants
are
expected
to
serve
the
public,
not
use
force.

The
Speaker
stressed
that
the
use
of
force
by
public
servants
is
unacceptable,
particularly
against
women,
and
urged
for
a
thorough
investigation
into
the
incident.

“I
further
direct
that
the
Minister
for
Interior
should
report
back
to
this
house
as
to
what
action
has
been
taken
in
this
direction.
I
need
to
emphasise
that
public
servants
are
servants
of
the
people.
We
volunteered
to
serve
Ghanaians.

“Public
servants
are
different
from
the
armed
forces.
The
armed
forces
by
the
name
are
armed
and
they
are
armed
and
trained
to
use
force
and
that
is
usually
the
last
resort.’

“Public
servants
are
people
who
have
volunteered
to
serve
the
public
and
that
service
we
must
render.
We
are
not
by
law
and
by
concept
to
use
force.

“What
is
really
making
it
worse
is
on
the
side
our
ladies,
are
completely
uncivilised
to
use
force
against
a
lady.
It’s
not
at
all
allowed
and
so
I’ll
allow
the
investigations
to
go
on
and
let’s
see
what
happens.”




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