Jomoro MP petitions CHRAJ over man’s death at West Hills mall

Jomoro MP petitions CHRAJ over man’s death at West Hills mall

The Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the death of one of her constituents, Shadrack Arloo, at Accra’s West Hills mall.

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“We have petitioned CHRAJ, so we are waiting to hear from them to quicken investigations into the matter.

I have also made a statement on the floor asking that the matter is referred to the Committee on Defence and Interior for further probing.”

In the statement on the floor of Parliament, the Jomoro lawmaker, Dorcas Affo-Toffey together with some Members of Parliament urged the house to constitute an independent commission to investigate the matter.

“I call on this August House to invoke its legislative authority to set up an independent police commission and grant it the powers to investigate, for example, instances where the police stand accused of unlawful killing

Speaker, kindly permit me to state that I have petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate the horrifying human rights violation meted out to Shadrack

Let me also use this opportunity to urge the Commission to quicken its investigation into the matter to give the grieving family closure

Source: Citi Newsroom
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