Sam George demands justice for 2019 assault before any new investigations
Ningo-Prampram MP, Samuel Nartey George, has renewed his call for justice over the assault he suffered during the 2019 Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, accusing the Ghana Police Service of neglecting his complaint for more than five years.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, July 12, Mr George directly addressed the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department, insisting that his case must be addressed before any new incidents are prosecuted.
"Dear IGP of the Ghana Police Service and DG of the CID, I am still waiting for the Police to act on my complaint from Ayawaso West Wuogon. It must be treated on a first-come, first-served basis. I have patiently waited since 2019 for justice to be served," he wrote.
He warned those who justified the violence at the time not to feign outrage now, as fresh concerns about political violence resurface following attacks during the Ablekuma North parliamentary rerun on July 11.
"Let no one who justified the 2019 incident dare try to speak today. You sowed the wind and you have reaped the whirlwind. What was sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I have not started yet. This is just the beginning. We would all live in Ghana. One love," the post read.
The Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election, held on 31 January 2019 following the death of MP Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko, was marred by violence near the La-Bawaleshie polling station just hours into voting. Masked men, alleged to be National Security operatives, fired gunshots and assaulted opposition supporters, injuring at least 18 people. Mr George himself was filmed being slapped by security personnel.
Despite a commission of inquiry recommending reforms and compensation for victims, the implementation has stalled, and several victims, including Sam George, claim they have yet to see justice served.
The by-election returned Lydia Alhassan of the New Patriotic Party as MP with nearly 69 per cent of the votes, but the violence left a stain on Ghana’s reputation for peaceful elections.
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