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Interior minister Ambrose Dery says police branded vehicles used during violence at the Ayawaso-West Wuogon by-election are not the property of the"},"modified":"2019-02-15T19:51:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T19:51:31","slug":"by-election-violence-police-branded-vehicle-not-from-police-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/02\/15\/by-election-violence-police-branded-vehicle-not-from-police-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"By-election violence: Police-branded vehicle not from police – Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interior minister Ambrose Dery says police branded vehicles used during violence at the Ayawaso-West Wuogon by-election are not the property of the police service.<\/span><\/p>\n

He told the Commission of Inquiry looking into the violence, this is information passed on to him by the <\/span>Inspector<\/span>\u00a0General of Police David Asante <\/span>Appeatu<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The minister said although the police service is in charge of internal security, masked operatives active during the violence were not\u00a0police officers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The comments add\u00a0to growing concerns that the police\u00a0were not in control when violence erupted in the by-election held 31st<\/sup> January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It was the minister of state in charge of National Security Bryan Acheampong who\u00a0admitted\u00a0the masked operatives and men wearing NSC branded T-Shirts were national security operatives deployed by him.<\/span><\/p>\n

At least six persons were injured and hospitalised following the activities of these operatives. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo: Former President John Mahama and his former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah visited a victim of the violence<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Many believe the men were part of a pro-government\u00a0vigilante group Invincible Forces that has gained notoriety for politically-motivated violence and thuggery.<\/span><\/p>\n

The President has had cause to admit, these <\/span>groups<\/span><\/span><\/span> have caused his government embarrassment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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