What we know so far in Afenyo-Markin, police officer brouhaha

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader successful Parliament and Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, became the halfway of nationalist discussions during and aft the #SaveTheJudiciary objection connected May 5, 2025.

The protest, which sought to forestall the president from removing the caput of the judiciary, sparked mixed reactions crossed assorted circles.

However, 1 of the astir talked-about moments emerged erstwhile a video surfaced showing Afenyo-Markin knocking a constabulary serviceman connected the head, igniting further debates.

But what precisely provoked Afenyo-Markin?

According to the Minority Leader successful Parliament, the confrontation was instigated by a constabulary serviceman who struck him arsenic helium attempted to articulation his colleagues astatine Parliament House.

He narrated that upon arriving astatine Parliament House, helium noticed that the NPP’s National Organiser, on with different enactment leaders, had already been granted access.

Consequently, the party’s Communications Director, Richard Ahiagbah, invited him and the Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, to articulation them.

However, arsenic helium attempted to bash so, a constabulary serviceman identified arsenic Constable Forson, allegedly struck the near broadside of his thorax with the afloat unit of his close palm, delivering a nonstop stroke adjacent his heart.

Afenyo-Markin yet issued an authoritative connection condemning the constabulary serviceman progressive successful the altercation.

Visibly shaken and abbreviated of breath

The Effutu MP further explained that the unit of the officer's onslaught caused him to visibly tremble and adjacent conflict to drawback his breath.

He stated that helium felt compelled to question the serviceman astir wherefore helium had chosen to harm him, contempt having done thing to provoke specified an action.

Afenyo-Markin added that with the assistance of different constabulary officers and nationalist work personnel, helium was helped to thin against a partition successful an effort to regain his strength.

"The interaction dazed me, and I was visibly shaken and abbreviated of breath. In that moment, I spontaneously protested his conduct, asking wherefore helium would question to harm me,” helium added.

Official ailment to police

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin has besides announced that helium has filed an authoritative ailment against the said serviceman to request a afloat probe into the behaviour of the constabulary officer.

Police invites Afenyo-Markin

The Ghana Police Service has besides announced that it has invited Afenyo-Markin to assistance with investigations pursuing allegations that helium assaulted a constabulary serviceman during a objection connected Monday, May 5, 2025, successful Accra.

According to the police, pursuing a reappraisal of the incident, the work has written to the Speaker of Parliament requesting the merchandise of Afenyo-Markin to assistance successful the ongoing investigation.

VKB/AE

Shocking! Watch wherefore a young pistillate successful the US questioned Alban Bagbin's Ghanaian identity