IMANI Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe, does not expect any significant impact from the work of the Emile Short Commission.
He described the commission’s probe of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence as a concert in remarks on Citi FM/Citi TV‘s news analysis programme, The Big Issue on Saturday.
“What we saw, what we’ve heard so far is one grand concert and there is a lot more because, at the end of the day, we are just going to be discussing this matter,” he said
Central to his concerns is the fact that the findings of the commission will not result in any prosecution.
“Where acts of crime may have been committed, there must be some responsibility. If the commission says persons who will come and give these pieces of evidence, they will be absorbed of any form of punishment, then I ask myself, to what end?”
Already, proceedings in the commission have highlighted lapses in security protocol and the lack of coordination between security agencies.
DSP George Lysander Asare, the East Legon District Police Commander, for example, noted that the scene of the confusion wasn’t properly processed as a crime scene and evidence mishandled.
“It is just an attestation to the fact that we play too much with serious matters of policy and in this instance, the security architecture we do have. Maybe it is a semblance of grand concerts which [we] keep playing,” Mr. Cudjoe remarked.
“For me, what I see confirms the fact that we have never had coherence in policy making in most of our national lives and security is one of them.”
He also noted that the issue of political vigilantism was not adequately addressed.
Source: citi
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Pessimistic and simplistic. It is not so easy. security agencies don't need to tell everything in public. You cannot scrutinize the security agencies barely naked. They cannot divulge intelligence matters in public. What then will be our security. Some people in Ghana talk too much. They claim to be encyclopedia of everything. Jack of all trade master of nothing. Please leave the seculity to do their work. What happened at Ayawaso did not happen to ordinary persons on the street but a gang of people assembled to undertake unidentified operation with motorbike banned in a voting zone. Why should they resist security inquiry if they had nothing to hide and no fear to be exposed. It is always easy to make noiseee to criticise proactive actions so the criminals are always ahead of our security, and then we turn around to blame the same security agencies.Security is not so simplistic. It is too early to judge the Emil Short's Commission. Such comments undermine the work of the commission. DSP George Asare that Frankling Cudjoe cited showed clearly that he was unreasonable embittered and felt sidelined. We must discern by his persona betrayed at the commission and cannot heavily rely on his statements as unfortunately he could not defend many of the assumptions he made when further questioned. You cannot judge a Commission or an institution by one or few defects. Flanlin please acknowledge the very educative testimony of the other Policeman DCOP George Mensah who elaborated the chain of command in the Police operations and the rule of engagement they have with the other security services when the need arises. Dear doubting Thomases and Mr. Know All lets give the Commission the chance to do their work. Your discouraging judgement at this time are not welcomed.