Police have formally filed two charges of obstruction of highway and destruction of public property against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Madina Francis Xavier Sosu in court following a demonstration he led in his constituency.
The embattled MP is supposed to show up in court to answer the charges on November 8.
Director General of the Police Public Affairs, ACP Kwasi Ofori stated that “The Police has obtained a criminal summons and has been duly served for him to appear in court on November 8…as we enumerated the charges include; obstructing the highway, causing damage to public property”.
According to him, the Police Service has not received any invitation from Parliament regarding contempt of Parliament served on some senior officers who allegedly manhandled the MP.
“When that comes, the administration will take a firm decision,” he said.
Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K. Bagbin is agitated over attempts by the Police to disregard his earlier directive and pressed charges against the Madina MP, even before the Privileges Committee begins hearings on the contempt case against the two senior officers.
The Speaker said the action of the Police is not only a violation of the Constitution but also disingenuous.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Speaker also observed that the attempt to arrest Mr Sosu during a church service last Sunday is an affront to Parliament and his powers.
The Madina MP had alleged that there were attempts by the Police to arrest him on Sunday during a church service.
The Police has, however, denied the claim arguing that the personnel were at the church premises to gather intelligence.
