Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Francis Sosu, says he has the right to resist an unlawful arrest.
This comment by the law maker comes after some residents of Ayimensa, Kweiman, Danfa and La Nkwantanang in the Madina Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, clashed with Police on Monday after the latter attempted to arrest the Member of Parliament for the area, Lawyer Francis Sosu during a demonstration.
The stalemate lasted for about 15 minutes but the MP managed to sneak into his car to evade arrest but the determined officers pursued him to his car .
Lawyer Sosu further resisted the arrest and sped off.
The MP and the youth embarked on a “Fix Our Roads” demonstration to press home their demand for better roads in the area.
The demonstration started from Damfa through Kweiman to the Ayi Mensah Toll both.
Commenting on the issue with host of Atinka FM’s AM drive Kaakyire Ofori Ayim, Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency, Francis Sosu explained that his car had developed faults due to the manner in which the Police wanted to arrest him.
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According to the lawmaker, the Police were determined to arrest him in a lawless manner.
“The stalemate that occurred was the time the Police were attempting to physically arrest me and if that had not happened that would have been the end of the demonstration. Even when the youth resisted and placed me in my car, the police who were bent on arresting me surrounded my car. Obviously what they were doing was lawless since Article of the 117 of the constitution says the Police has no right to arrest a member of Parliament in the line of his duty,” Lawyer Sosu told Kaakyire Ofori Ayim.
Asked if he was conducting a parliamentary duties during the demonstration, lawyer Sosu answered in the affirmative adding that he was part of the demonstration in his capacity as a member of Parliament.
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