General News of Friday, 9 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMember of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has said lawmakers are due to visit the Upper East regional capital of Wa in connection with a recent military brutality episode. Agyapong, who is also Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee gave the date of their visit as coming Monday (July 12). On the substantive issue, the military high command has taken action on the issue with punitive measures already handed down to officers involved in the incident. Nitiwul said: “except the duty officer, all personnel who were on duty on the day of the incident have been charged, tried and appropriately punished”. About the duty officer in question, Nitiwul explained: “The trial of the duty officer, who is a Lieutenant, will, however, commence on or before Wednesday 14th July 2021.”“All the above trials and punishments are without prejudice to the outcome of the subjects under various forms of investigation,” he added.

Source: GhanaWeb July 09, 2021 06:33 UTC