![Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah [3rd from L] with some NPP members after his release](https://cdn.ghanaweb.com/imagelib/pics/774/77470948.295.jpg "Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah [3rd from L] with some NPP members after his release")
Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah [3rd from L] with some NPP members after his release
The arrest of broadcaster, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah has drawn sharp criticism from the John Darko, the Member of Parliament for Suame and lawyer for the Minority caucus.
John Darko has questioned the reasoning behind the action as well as the treatment meted out to Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah while in custody.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Citi FM on Thursday, John Darko expressed his disdain of national security’s conduct, namely their rationale for detaining Afrifa under the guise of requesting his help in the fight against illegal mining, or galamsey.
“What was the basis for arresting Okatakyie Afrifa?” Mr. Darko asked. “After threatening him with handcuffs, after arresting him, keeping him in national security custody for over three hours or four hours, we are told that he was supposed to help the national security to fight galamsey.
“What are you talking about? Are you asking a private citizen right now to come and help you fight galamsey when you are the national security institution that has all the available information, all the available tools to conduct your investigation? You come to a private citizen to help,” citinewsroom.com quoted him as saying.
He also took issue with the explanation given, saying it revealed a lack of accountability and preparation in the national security establishment.
“You know why they are saying this—because they realized that they had goofed so much. There was no reason to arrest the gentleman,” he added.
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Meanwhile, watch this Ghana Month special edition of People and Places as we hear the story of how the head of Kwame Nkrumah’s bronze statue was returned after 43 years, below:
