The arrest of 10 men believed to
NDC activists at Aboabo in Kumasi for allegedly engaging in acts of vigilantism
has sparked reactions from some supporters.
Police are yet to give reasons for their arrests but
Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak says he is worried about the reoccurrence
of such arrests.
The Asasawe MP said the persons arrested are yet to
write their statements so they will be bailed.
“The police have said they are looking for a particular
person and they heard that person was hovering around. They showed me a video
and when I watched it, the wanted person looks nothing close to near any of our
boys.
“I am very careful about those
around me because I know all about the Vigilante Law. We are not putting up any
vigilante group. These are young boys who handle the posting of our posters and
they don’t engage in vigilante acts,” he said.
He said they know those arrested very well as well as
their occupation.
The move has got some supporters messing up at the Aboabo
Post Office indicating they want to start a protest this morning.
The Asawase MP has called for
cool heads saying the police must be given the space they need to do their
work.
Muntaka said the party is getting concerned with what
he describes as “intimidation” of the opposition.
“It is becoming difficult that since the voters’
registration exercise, you will be there and they will just arrest your agents
without any good reason. We go to the police station and bail the person.
He said regarding the latest incident, some persons
who misbehaved were caution around his office and they threatened getting some
people arrested.
“In the night they came to arrest those people but
the police is telling us they were looking for some suspects in a robbery case
and they heard they were around the said area,” Muntaka said.
According to the legislator, the Commander told him
those arrested are only part of the suspects who will be screened and if they
happen not to be involved, they will be allowed to go free.
“We know without the police we are all not safe but
the incessant repetition of this kind of arrest and bailing them is our worry,”
he said.
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