Former President, John Dramani Mahama has called for compensations for all victims of the Ashaiman Military Invasion.
In a Facebook post by Mr. Mahama sighted by Metrotvonline.com, the former president expressed sympathies with the victims of the torture and further condemned the military for taking matters into their own hands.
He added that he cannot fathom why innocent people who live and work at Ashaiman should be dehumanized and brutalized for a heinous crime they know nothing about.
Although the aspiring NDC flagbearer admitted that the murder of the young soldier is painful, he called on the military to calm down and allow due process to take place.
“I am deeply saddened by the death of one of our soldiers, at such a young age, in Ashaiman. Lordina and I extend our deepest condolences to his bereaved and grieving family, and the officers and men of the Ghana Armed Forces. As your former Commander in Chief, I do appreciate how such unexpected deaths affect the Force. However, I encourage you to exercise restraint and allow due process to investigate, apprehend, prosecute, and punish the perpetrator(s) of the dastardly act,” Mr. Mahama wrote.
“There are obviously many people who live and work in Ashaiman who are innocent of this heinous crime. The military must, therefore, refrain from meting out extra-judicial justice to them,” he added.
He, therefore, called on the government and other state institutions to take measures to restore the potential enmity that might brew between the Military and the residents of Ashaiman. To him, the measures taken must include compensations for all victims of the incident.
“I also sympathize with the victims of the torture in Ashaiman as a result of this unfolding death of a serving soldier.
I pray we find peace and harmony in our dear country, as the government and state institutions immediately step in to address this potentially inflammatory development between Ashaiman and the Ghana Armed Forces; including providing commensurate compensation for all persons affected,” the former president indicated.
