Former Member of Parliament for Manhyia North, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has made a wild allegation about the arrest and detention of the Ashanti Regional chairman of Delta Force.
Owusu Amankwah has alleged that the detained Delta Force kingpin, Francis Asante, has been held for days without food.
Speaking to the media about his inability to secure bail for the suspect, the former legislator alleged that the suspect has become “motionless” due to the fact that he has not been given food.
He described the situation of the detained Delta Force officer in custody as “inhumane” and slammed the government for using state security to intimidate members of the NPP.
He alleged, “What the young man is going through is inhumane; what he is going through is pathetic. No food has been given to him, and it appears that he’s becoming motionless”.
He expressed his disappointment in the Inspector General of Police (IGP) because, according to him, the IGP has a high interest in the arrest of the Delta Force officer and his continuous detention.
“We are calling on the government to, as a matter of urgency, put an immediate end to arbitrary arrests that are ongoing, arbitrary detention, political intimidation, and acts of bias,” he said.
He cautioned the government to exercise the powers of the state that have been vested in it with extra care and caution, adding that capricious use of power is a recipe for dangerous resentments.
The self-acclaimed former chairman of Delta Force in the Ashanti Region was picked up in the Ashanti Region by the National Security and transferred to Accra, where he has been in detention.
A report by GBC indicated that he was “arrested in connection with an alleged threat he made in a video that has since gone viral on social media.”
It has been reported that the suspect claimed in the said video that someone would be killed during the upcoming by-election at Akwatia.
According to GBC’s source, “the arrest of Swanzy, seen in a military camouflage in the video, is a proactive measure to ensure life and property are protected before, during, and after the polls.”
Meanwhile, efforts to get officials to respond to the high-level allegation of ‘starvation’ made by the former MP were unsuccessful, as they could not be reached for comment.
Delta Force Chairman detained for days without food – Owusu Amankwa alleges
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