Police Arrest Amenfi East NPP PC

Ernest Frimpong, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Amenfi East, has been detained by the Ghana Police Service due to remarks he made recently.

In a video that has gone viral on social media, Mr. Frimpong was seen addressing a forum with individuals believed to be illegal miners, allegedly advising them to resist military officers who claim to be patrolling the area and attempting to forcibly remove them.

The head of the Regional Security Council and Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah was also present at the forum.

 

Watch the video below

 

 

The Parliamentary Candidate wrote his statement at the police station in Tarkwa on Wednesday, June 12.

Ernest Frimpong has already denied the allegations, asserting that he did not endorse illegal mining or encourage miners to fight military personnel.

He claimed his remarks were taken out of context from a two-hour engagement with artisanal small-scale miners, emphasising that his intentions were misrepresented.

 

Below is Mr. Ernest’s statement

 

 

Frederick Korankye, the chairman of Amenfi East’s Municipal Security Council, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Joy FM’s Top Story.

The MCE added that “he is seeking bail, he went there with a lawyer to grant him a police inquiry bail in the meantime and then maybe he will be reporting himself the next day.”

It is unclear yet what charges have been slapped on the aspiring Amenfi East legislator.

Speaking on the same show, Deputy NDC General Secretary, Mustapha Gbande was curious as to why it took this long to arrest Mr Frimpong.

But the Amenfi East MUSEG boss explained that at the time the police incited Mr Frimpong days ago, he was outside the region.

“The meeting happened about two months ago and we were not aware. In fact, security was not aware about the content of the video until it popped up. So when it popped up, I think we saw the video over the weekend. So he was invited on Monday. They placed a call on him on Monday and then yesterday he reported himself to the police.”

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) already issued a stern warning against the calls for attacks on soldiers, highlighting the significant threat such actions pose to the nation’s security and stability.

However, the MCE does not believe that the candidate’s statement has the potential to incite the public against the security service.

According to him, the youth in the district have in recent times demonstrated decorum in the face of adversity and are not likely to create violence of any form.

“In fact, the police service can attest to the fact that Amenfi East people are law-abiding, they have been working with the police and security services because they know the nature of the work we do here, the mining… we have been relying so much on the security services to combat armed robbery,” he added.

 

 

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