Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dr Benjamin Agordzo, who has been accused of aiding some people to plan a coup, says his prosecution is an attempt to destroy his career and gag him.
Speaking at the Kaneshie District Court on committal during committal proceedings today (Tuesday) the senior police Officer also accused the prosecution and state investigation bodies of consistently humiliating him since his arrest
According to him, he never drafted any “coup speech “ and that Take Action Ghana, the group accused of planning a coup never planned or discuss any coup.
TAG, he said, was mobilizing people to demonstrate against the Ayawaso West Wuogon by- election violence.
Also, he said the statement he made on the platform was in relation to the dangers of political vigilante groups.
“I’m a citizen of Ghana and not a spectator and within that context, I spoke and made my views known to the world on the platform ,” he said.
Humiliation
With regard to his accusations of humiliation, ACP Agordzo said as a senior police officer, it was not right for Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare ,to prosecute him during the preliminary hearings of the case.
Also, he said it was also against protocol for a Chief Inspector to investigate him.
“This kind of humiliation must stop and I cannot go under this kind of torture. This must stop ,” he told the court.
In response , a Senior State Attorney, Ms Hilda Craig , said the complaint by ACP Agordzo was out of place.
According to her, the case against ACP Agordzo was a crime and not a police service enquiry.
She argued that crimes were prosecuted by the state and it was not the right of ACP Agordzo to determine who should investigate or prosecute him.
“This has nothing to do with rank. Anybody working against a crime is working on behalf of the state,” she said
The presiding magistrate, Mrs Eleanor Kakra Banes Botchway, agreed with the prosecutor and said although she understood what ACP Agordzo meant , crimes are investigated and prosecuted by the state.
“When a criminal allegation is made against anybody, the rank of the person will not decide who should prosecute or investigate him. The person is a suspect or an accused person,” she said.
Source: Daily Graphic
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If you were intelligent you would have known ASP is not prosecuting you as a personality. He us doing that as a state representative. Are you suggesting if the IGP goes wrong nobody can investigate him. ***barred word***. You swore oath to be loyal to Ghana why did Mac palm organise you to cause riot. ***barred word*** ACP. Is that the only platform you can contribute to. Shame unto you. All the arms they have which you are aware of. Did you report as a peace officer and someone employed and paid by the state to ptect it. Shame. You tout you have doctorate. There are babies with better Ph.D in Ghana Please bow your head in shame. You are still talking of ASP Asare is found working under you one day. What will happen. You can't do what God has not done. You want short cut to be IGP. You will not reach there because you are receiving challenging God for putting someone I some authority for which you said the person should not be
He is showing of his arrogance as well As a SENIOR officer you did not mind your business in the police service. Now the law is at you and you complaining about humiliation. ***barred word*** and let the law deal with you Next time you will learn sense
THIS MAN SHOULD KNOW THAT HE IS NOT THE ONLY POLICE OFFICER IN GHANA. SECONDLY, HE IS NOT THE ONLY POLICE MAN WHO IS HANDSOME.THIRDLY, HE IS NOT THE ONLY POLICE MAN WHO IS FAIR. AGAIN, HE IS NOT THE ONLY POLICE MAN WHO CAN CHALLENGE THE LAWS IN GHANA, AND LASTLY, HE IS NOT THE ONLY INTELLIGENT OFFICER WE HAVE IN GHANA. WHERE FROM THIS NON-SENSES?
Gag who? After all, what have you been talking about that nobody can stand it? Some people have been speaking on more complex subjects yet they are walking free! You cannot attract cheap sympathy by saying that. As a senior police officer, have you asked yourself how you happened to be in their mist?