RE: LEAVE US OUT
KWASHIE ADJAH | Posted: Monday, February 20, 2006
I HAVE READ YOUR NEWS ITEM ON THE STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE GHANA ARMED FORCES (GAF) PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORATE, REFUTING NEWSPAPER SUGGESTIONS THAT THERE ARE SIGNS OF UNREST AMONG THE RANK AND FILE OF SOME REGIMENTS OF THE FORCES.
IT IS MOST DESPICABLE AND TREASONABLE TO MAKE SUCH A FALSE SUGGESTION, TRYING TO INCITE MEN OF THE ARMED FORCES TO MUTINY, WHEN THERE IS NO PREMISE FOR AN EVENTUALITY OF THAT NATURE.
THIS KIND OF ACT SHOULD BE AN OFFENCE UNDER THE LAWS OF GHANA AND THE NEWSPAPERS INVOLVED SHOULD BE HAULED TO COURT.
IF THERE IS NO LAW TO PREVENT OR PROSECUTE SUCH ACTS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S DEPT SHOULD PLACE AN AMENDMENT TO EXISTING LAW, BEFORE PARLIAMENT, TO MAKE IT A TREASONABLE OFFENCE, WITH SAY 30 YEAR LONG PRISON TERM ON CONVICTION, TO SAY, PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE ANY MATERIAL; LEAFLETS, BILL BOARDS OR PLACARDS, INTENDED TO INCITE MUTINY IN THE ARMED FORCES, AGAINST THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY.
THE PROSPECTS, FALSE OR OTHERWISE OF A COUP D'ETAT HAS BEEN HELD LIKE THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES, OVER THE HEAD OF THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT ANYTIME THE OPPOSITION NDC WANTS TO HAVE ITS WAY AND IT MUST BE STOPPED THROUGH APPROPRIATE LAWS.
THE NATIONAL SECURITY OF GHANA CANNOT BE TOYED WITH, ESPECIALLY IN THE LIGHT OF OUR RECENT POLITICAL HISTORY AND THE DAMAGE THAT PAST COUP D'ETATS HAVE DONE TO THE PROSPERITY OF THE COUNTRY.
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