The minority caucus in Parliament is calling for the arrest and subsequent prosecution of Hon. Kennedy Agyapong who is the member of Parliament for Assin Central following his comment on TV some months ago which they claim eventually led to the assassination of Ahmed Hussein-Suale who was a journalist and a member of Anas’ Tiger Eye team.
The Minority in Parliament is insisting that their fellow MP knowingly or unknowingly aided in the killing of the investigative journalist.
“It is on this basis that we state that Mr. Agyapong appears to bear some criminal responsibility for the death of Ahmed for instigating the public to cause harm to Anas for monetary reward,” the Minority said in a press conference addressed by James Agalga, the Minority Spokesperson on Defence and Interior.
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“We call on the law enforcement agencies to promptly cause Mr. Agyapong’s arrest and prosecute him for his actions.”
Ahmed Hussein-Suale was shot three times on Wednesday evening in a murder that has shocked and drew condemnation from the global media landscape.
He was a key member of the team that uncovered corruption in Ghana football in July 2012, and has also cooperated with the BBC on some investigative pieces as part of his work with Tiger Eye PI.
The Minority also said Parliament had indulged Mr. Agyapong, who has been known to be a hothead, for too long.
Furthermore, it said there was some embarrassment in the fact a US congressman had called for sanctions against Mr. Agyaping before Ghana’s own legislature.
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“The Minority wishes to stress that it is most embarrassing that Kennedy Agyapong has been allowed to run amok all these years with Parliament and state institutions doing absolutely nothing about his misconduct and reckless utterances only for a US congressman to demand action from the US State Department.”
In view of this, the Minority said it will also be taking its action against Mr. Agyapong when Parliament resumes from recess.
“When the house resumes from recess, the Minority shall commence processes to drag Kennedy Agyapong before the privileges committee once again for sanctions.”
In 2018, Mr. Agyapong was also dragged before the Privileges Committee of Parliament by the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, for alleged contemptuous remarks against Parliament and the Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu.
Mr. Agyapong is currently out of the country as the dust settles on the journalist’s killing.
He has had to contend with criticism because he went on TV to expose Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s identity urging people to beat him up.
But the MP has insisted that he has nothing to do with the journalist’s death.
“This is what I said. This boy is not relevant to my life. This boy is irrelevant to my life. Why would I be stupid and order people to kill him looking at how far God has brought me? He has not offended me in any way. They should look for those who may be behind this heinous act. This is just cheap propaganda,” he said a few hours after the news of the journalist’s death broke on Thursday.
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