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The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Dr Rashid Pelpuo has said that demoting three soldiers involved in the beating of a civilian over a stolen mobile phone was good but not punishable enough.
A video was trending on social media of soldiers assaulting civilians over a stolen mobile phone on the streets of Wa in the Upper West Region.
Speaking in Parliament, on Thursday, July 8, 2021, the Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul said “Eight 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. 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.”
But in an interview on Citi FM’s Eyewitness news, Dr Rashid Pelpuo said “I do appreciate the fact that the military has taken some steps. Only that I hoped that these men would have been made to face the law. They committed illegality by infringing on people’s rights, they thus need to suffer the consequences of their actions. No one is above the law.”
“The sanctions given them are not harsh enough. If they only get to be demoted, these actions will be repeated, because after all the punishment will be light,” he added.
Source: Ghana Waves