Anti-corruption
campaigner, Vitus Azeem, is calling for the prosecution of musician, Kwame
Asare Obeng, popularly known as A-Plus, for making “baseless” corruption
allegations against two government officials.
Mr. Azeem’s comment comes after
the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service,
stated that A-Plus could not prove his corruption allegations against the Deputy
Chiefs of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, and Abu Jinapor.
According to Mr. Azeem, A-Plus
cannot go unpunished for making such allegations and failing to substantiate
them. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Monday, he said, “I think we cannot leave
it there because we should not allow people to make unsubstantiated claims
against individuals and then go free.
There should be some action taken.”
Asked if the Police should take up the matter to prosecute A-Plus, he
said, “I think so, if there is no basis for making the allegations.”Vitus Azeem discounted the possibility of fewer people reporting corruption due to the fear of prosecution if their claims are found to be unfounded.
Source: Radio Gyampa
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