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Justice Is Expected Urgently In Capt. Mahama’s Murder

Feature Article Late Capt Maxwell A. Mahama
SAT, 03 JUN 2017
Late Capt Maxwell A. Mahama

I am earnestly following the media reports of yet another gruesome murder of our own fine gallant security capo hero, Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, by irate citizens of Upper Denkyira District on early dawn of Monday, 29th May, 2017. And as such, swift justice is expected to bring perpetrators to book especially a called from Captain Maxwell Mahama's Family.

While I shed same sentiment with them and all well meaning Ghanaians, I think justice could not be expected urgently or immediately as we are calling for it or sometimes not at all. Why should I said so?

REASONS;
We witnessed all kind of injustices in this country ranged from killing of legend chief Yaa Naa, burning of police stations, brutalized and drove out government appointees, slap on judge in court room by Delta or invincible forces, ransacked of judge residence in Ashanti Region, murder of sitting MP J. B Danquah, Kweku Ninja and one Awornu murdered in 1998, police officer manhandled at flagstaff house, etc. and all these cases did not see justice of the day yet. And they are yearning for immediate justice but could not have it as at now.

When the incident happened fresh, we see all powerful politicians, civil societies, the clergy, and all those nurturing their political ambitions, etc lined up with programmes and throwing-in of all kinds of statements as means of seeking instant justice and consoling the family. The media could not be left out in these regard.

But is that all?
The mandated institutions must be given free room to operate. The security agencies especially the police service must be given independent authority to operate devoid of political intervention. The service should be structured to rose to IGP in a very competitive and transparent manner.

Our justice system must be seen working, giving true meaning of justice to the afflicted which should equally be made known to the public to learn some lesson from it. Let's fight on for justice and not relent on our horns until justice is obtained. What goes on in every case that comes to public domain and taken up by the prosecution system must be shown to the public regularly the state of the case. As at now, the lady whose head was dipped in blender contained pepper by Lebanese man could no longer be heard of the state of the case. Without the state of the cases in court by the citizen, whether justice is served or not, make the citizens continually taking the law into their own hands since nothing deter them from previous happening simple because justice was not delivered.

We pray that our justice system as well as police service are seen up and down doing their best to forestall confidence repose on them by the citizen.

God Bless Our HomeLand GHANA and Make it Strong.

Curtice Dumevor
Curtice Dumevor, © 2017

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