Rawlings: Ya Na court ruling should not surprise anyone

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Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, former President of Ghana, has expressed serious concern about acts of omission that contributed to the ruling by an Accra High Court on Tuesday, acquitting and discharging persons alleged to have conspired to murder the Overlord of Dagbon, Ya Na Yakubu Andani. Below is the full text of his statement. This judgement should not come as a surprise to anyone. Right from the onset I had been suggesting and insisting on fresh investigations because the old Wuaku report refused to admit serious and damning evidence – Evidence that pointed all the way into the complicity of certain personalities in the last government. To have used the evidence in the Wuaku report was not only an insult to the intelligence of Ghanaians but a perversion of the truth and justice. The case of the killing of Molbilla and the police officer at the Volta Regional minister’s residence are no different. Rather than attempt to sacrifice pawns and suppress evidence, we should have questioned which officer gave the order for the brutalisation of Molbilla and which politician transmitted those orders to the officer. These should have been sought through fresh and credible investigations before going to court. If the approach to these murder issues and the refusal to also investigate serious crimes against the people of this nation; if this ineptitude and omissions are designed to destroy the NDC, let me assure them on behalf of the people of this country that they will rather destroy themselves, not the NDC, the party that was born out of the quest for integrity, truth and justice by our people. I want to make an appeal to the security services and forces to exercise restraint and to uphold a professional approach. I am also appealing to the Abudus and Andanis to recognise that my numerous calls for an impartial and credible investigation was aimed at ensuring a lasting resolution and prosecution of a criminal act. I have taken no sides except the call for justice and I appeal to you to do the same and not allow political perversions to keep you divided while justice and truth remain suppressed. Thank you. Visit Former President Rawlings’ blog site - http://jjrawlings.wordpress.com/

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