A few days ago we woke up to a disturbing incident of a video of a woman being subjected to various inhumane treatments at the Kumasi Market for allegedly stealing. The video has since one viral on social media and other platforms.
This was not only an insult to the dignity of women, it was also a big dent to our image as citizens of a country of rule of law, respect for human rights and stellar democracy.
We cannot repeat what happened in the said video due to the unprintable nature of the actions carried out.
The incident must serve as a wake-up call to all citizens and duty bearers to reflect upon the following:
- There were a few people who attempted to save the situation by physically trying to restraint the perpetrators whiles others simply shouted “Mongyai” the Twi word for stop instead of calling in the police.
- All Citizens must take not that there are processes and procedure that must be followed to address issues of theft- any of us could fall victim to “instant INJUSTICE” which were sadly refer to as “instant justice”. The rule of the game is that one is innocent until proven guilty, not by market women/men or guards but a court of competent jurisdiction. The lady’s crime was that she could not speak the language and so was assumed guilty, how pathetic!
- This calls for urgent action from the Ministry of Interior to ensure the minimum police coverage of at 1/500 people as recommended by the United Nations.
- In Policing, Arresting Officers are required to use minimum force in effecting arrest, this enjoins the Police and Citizens not to use force beyond that used by the one being arrested. The people had no basis to treat the harmless woman that way.
- The Asanteman Council, the Ghana Police Service and the Ministry of Women and Children must crack the whip to ensure this does not happen any more any Ghanaian or to our sisters, daughters, wives and mothers anymore.
Awal Ahmed
Executive Director
RISE-Ghana
Box 281
Bolgatanga.
Email: [email protected]
www.riseghana.org
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