Scrap Vigilantism Act: It’s unenforceable - Security experts

Unenforceability Mr Poku said Act 999 was a hurried response to political vigilantism when the government had all the information it needed to act without resorting to a commission of inquiry and a new law.157 on Private Security Organisations to allow retired military and police officers to establish regulated private security firms to help deal with land guards and community security challenges, while relying on existing criminal laws under Act 29 and the Police Service Act to deal with the operations of violent groups.

Mr Poku was speaking as a panel member at the National Policy Dialogue on the topic: "Assessing the Implementation of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999) and Its Implications for National Security and Democratic Governance".