Human rights lawyer, Francis-Xavier Sosu is calling for investigations into the arrest and beatings meted out to some residents of Ashaiman by the military.
The Madina Member of Parliament believes that the Ghana Armed Forces erred in their action to avenge the death of their slain brother by taking the law into their hands and engaging in an illegality.
In his view, the action of the soldiers is unconstitutional and as such the perpetrators must be sanctioned.
In a tweet, he said that “the Police Statement on the murder of soldier, Imoro Sherrif, clearly confirms that the Military had no business carrying out their retaliatory operations following the death. The conduct and actions of the Military as seen in civilian violations ought to be investigated. and sanctions meted out.
“Such conducts have no place in a Constitutional Democracy.”
The Human Rights advocate is not the only person calling for sanctions against the soldiers. Many others including security analysts, CHRAJ and Amnesty International Ghana have roundly condemned the dastardly act which sent some victims to the hospital.
Meanwhile, some six suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in killing the soldier, Imoro Sheriff have been denied bail by the Ashaiman Circuit Court on Monday, March 13 after the prosecutor prayed the court that a bail would affect the investigations.
The 22-year-old Trooper Imoro Sheriff was allegedly stabbed to death at Taifa, a community in Ashaiman, on March 4, 2023.
The military responded with a swoop that saw armed military personnel unleashing violence on residents in part of Ashaiman on March 7.
Though Deputy Minister of Defence, Kofi Amankwa-Manu, said the exercise by the military was a sanctioned coordinated operation, he apologized for the excesses.