ASEPA Files Criminal Charges Against Hawa Koomson

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has pressed criminal charges against minister for special development initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson for firing a gun at a voters registration centre.

ASEPA is requesting the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to effect the arrest of Hawa Koomson and all others involved in the incidence which happened at Kasoa.

This comes after Hawa Koomson who doubles as Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency admitted to firing a gun at a voters registration centre in her constituecncy.

According to her, she had to do that as an act of self defense because her personal security had not yet reported for work.

“None of my men had guns on then when we got to the centre. I fired the shots myself,” she said.

She added, “I’m a Member of Parliament, I need to protect myself. It was at dawn, my police escort had not started work yet. So that is a mechanism I have adopted in his absence.”

However, the Executive Director of ASEPA, Mensah Thompson in a complaint to the CID insists Hawa Koomson be made to compensate persons whose motorbikes got burnt by her thugs.

“We, therefore, demand the immediate arrest of Madam Hawa Koomson and her men and arraigned before the court in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Ghana,” ASEPA said.

They added, “we also demand a compensation or restitution package for all the owners of the motorbikes that were burnt down by the hoodlums and any other property that was destroyed in the process.”

Source: GhanaFeed.com