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THE VIGILANTISM and Related Offences Bill, 2019, has been passed by Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The passage of the bill on Monday, July 22, 2019, was despite concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a number of civil so"},"modified":"2019-07-23T05:54:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T05:54:08","slug":"vigilante-bill-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/23\/vigilante-bill-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"Vigilante Bill Passed –"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE VIGILANTISM and Related Offences Bill, 2019, has been passed by Parliament.<\/p>\n

The passage of the bill on Monday, July 22, 2019, was despite concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and a number of civil society organisations.<\/p>\n

The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) and the NDC had indicated that more work needed to be carried out before the passage of the Bill by Parliament.<\/p>\n

It was the argument of the NDC that the Bill was \u201cunnecessary and a deliberate diversion to allow the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to continue to build its militia infrastructure ahead of the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n

BY Melvin Tarlue <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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