Ghanaians are shocked as Minority Leader Afenyo-Markin punches a police officer.

A caller video emerged showing Alexander Afenyo Markin, the Minority Leader, aggressively attacking a constabulary serviceman during the "Save the Judiciary" rally, which was organized by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and sponsored by galore different governmental parties. In the video, Markin and different protesters effort to interruption done a constabulary cordon. When a constabulary serviceman intervened to halt them, Markin slapped him and verbally abused him, calling him a fool for attempting to obstruct their path.

This incidental seemingly occurred aft heightened tensions erupted erstwhile Afenyo Markin was astir barred from entering the Parliament House's Fore Court, wherever helium planned to contiguous his 2nd entreaty to the Speaker. The protest, held connected May 5, was portion of a broader objection against President John Dramani Mahama's suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. The NPP, on with the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People's National Party (PNP), and Ghana Union Movement (GUM), marched done Accra to protestation the suspension.

The NPP has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of undermining the judiciary by attempting to region the Chief Justice, describing this arsenic a premeditated and damaging enactment of intervention. The protestation was started by Chief Justice Torkornoo's suspension pursuing a prima facie lawsuit filed against her by the Council of State. In compliance with Article 146(6) of the Constitution, President Mahama formed a committee to analyse the allegations levelled against her.

Following the viral video, galore Ghanaians turned to societal media to stock their thoughts. Some made analogies to an earlier lawsuit successful which nationalist information officials smacked a Member of Parliament during an NPP-led march. Others chastised the constabulary for not taking enactment against Markin, claiming that failing to clasp him accountable would jeopardize the constabulary force's integrity. Afenyo Markin aboriginal stated that the judiciary is Ghana's past hope, claiming that the Council of State has failed the country. He emphasized the necessity of the judiciary moving unneurotic to support its integrity, arsenic the Chief Justice's suspension weakens the country's antiauthoritarian foundations.

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