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The Ghana Bar Association has charged the security agencies over the murder of a military officer, Captain Maxwell Mahama, in Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region.
The GBA has also called on the security agencies to respond to the general lawlessness in the country.
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The GBA said mob actions purportedly exercised to punish suspected or alleged offenders are unacceptable.
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In a statement signed by National President Benson Nutsukpui following the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama by the youth of the town, he said law enforcement agencies must investigate and ensure that the culprits are brought to justice.
The GBA also condemned the actions by some aggrieved residents at Somanya in the Eastern Region have clashed with Police officers in the area over the arrest of the leader who organised a demonstration against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).
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The irate youth burned the police car in the process.
He said the offenders must be arrested, charged and prosecuted.
Below is the full statement:
GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION’S STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE KILLING OF CAPTAIN MAXWELL ADAM MAHAMA AND OTHER ISSUES OF LAWLESSNESS
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has heard with shock the tragic and horrific killing of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), by a mob at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region.
The GBA wishes to commiserate with the bereaved family and GAF and hereby expresses its deepest condolences to his family, colleagues and friends. It is the prayer of GBA that the Almighty God will comfort them and grant them peace.
The Bar finds mob actions purportedly exercised to punish suspected or alleged offenders very unacceptable and an affront to the rule of law under the Fourth Republican Constitution of Ghana. They have grave consequences, and are serious threats to our democracy.
The GBA therefore calls upon the security and law enforcement agencies to investigate the matter thoroughly and ensure that the culprits are brought to justice to serve as a deterrent to other like-minded persons.
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In the interim, we urge all concerned to exercise restraint, not to take the law into their own hands or engage in any acts of retribution.
The GBA also condemns the actions of the persons who rioted in Somanya, in the Eastern Region and in the process destroyed state properties and would reiterate its call for the offenders to be arrested, charged and prosecuted.
The GBA notes with serious concern the general lawlessness prevailing and urges the security agencies to respond appropriately to ensure that the rule of law, peace and security of our country are guarded jealously at all times.