News:
October 31, 2021
The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin has declined a request from the police administration for the release of Mr. Francis-Xavier Sosu, Member of Parliament for Madina for arrest.
In a letter signed by the Deputy Director of Legal Services of Parliament, Nana Tawiah Okyir in response to the police request dated October 27, 2021, the Speaker indicated that “proceedings of the 3rd Meeting of the 1st Session of the 8th Parliament commenced on Tuesday 26th October, 2021 and having regard to the limitations of Article 117 and 118 of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic, he is unable to release the Member of Parliament as requested in your letter.”
Additionally, the Speaker refers the police to article 112 of the 1992 Constitution and inform them that “on Wednesday the 27th October, 2021 he referred to the Privileges Committee of Parliament, allegations of breach of parliamentary privileges and contempt by ACP Isaac Kojo Asante and ACP Eric Winful of the Accra Regional Police Command and the Adental Divisional Command Respectively’.
Following this, the Speaker reminded the Ghana Police Service to be mindful of the provisions of article 117,118 and 122 in the conduct of their investigations.
Mr. Francis-Xavier Sosu is being chased by the Police for leading a demonstration on October 25, 2021 in his Constituency that they claimed resulted in the destruction of properties and blocking of roads.
He managed to escape arrest on the said date through the help of his constituents, and subsequently reported the incident to the Speaker of parliament.
Ghanamps.com