President J.A. Kufuor has taken strong exception to the reported molestation of some commercial drivers and their mates by some soldiers at the 37 Military Hospital, Andrew Awuni, Press Secretary to the President, has said. Speaking to journalists at the Kotoka International Airport on the President's arrival from the 08 Summit in Japan on Thursday night, Mr Awuni quoted the President as describing the treatment meted out to the drivers as "unacceptable and un-Ghanaian". The Times on July 7, reported that some commercial drivers and their mates were "subjected to dehumanising methods of punishment allegedly by military guards at the 37 Military Hospital for flouting traffic regulations." The report said offending drivers and their mates were detained in the hospital's mortuary and made to arrange dead bodies or mop the floor. Mr Awuni said President Kufuor has endorsed the steps taken by the Military High Command and to investigate the matter. He noted that Ghana has come a long way in her forward march especially in the areas of rule of law and the rights of the individual, and warned that any undemocratic behaviour from anybody will not be tolerated. On the statement made by the former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, doubting the credentials of the President as a lawyer, the Press Secretary said Mrs Rawlings should contact Lincoln's Inn in the United Kingdom, where the President was trained, to verify for herself. "We are in a modern world where technology is advanced and could be used to achieve whatever one wants," he said. On the G8 Summit, Mr Awuni said President Kufuor attended it as one of the seven African leaders, who were invited and they appealed to the G8 countries to honour their pledges to the developing countries. The African leaders, according to Mr Awuni, also called for fair trade regime in the world and further support to enable the African countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. He said the G8 leaders made a declaration on the Zimbabwean electoral crisis not to accept the legitimacy of President Robert Mugabe and• urged the Southern African Development Cooperation to continue with its mediation effort to resolve the crisis. Source: Times