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Parliamentary immunity must not shield MPs from criminal investigations – Srem-Sai
His remarks follow controversy over the Economic and Organised Crime Office’s (EOCO) attempted arrest of the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, and a subsequent court warrant authorising his arrest.
The constitutional provision at the centre of the debate is Article 117, which protects the Speaker, MPs and the Clerk to Parliament against the service or execution of civil or criminal processes while travelling to, attending or returning from parliamentary proceedings.
The dispute began on Wednesday, September 23, when EOCO officers attempted to arrest Mr Baffour Awuah at the Accra High Court, resulting in a confrontation.
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