{"id":126362,"date":"2023-12-01T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/01\/we-dont-engage-in-brutality-against-civilians-we-apply-minimal-force-gaf\/"},"modified":"2023-12-01T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T15:54:23","slug":"we-dont-engage-in-brutality-against-civilians-we-apply-minimal-force-gaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/01\/we-dont-engage-in-brutality-against-civilians-we-apply-minimal-force-gaf\/","title":{"rendered":"We don\u2019t engage in brutality against civilians, we apply minimal force \u2013 GAF \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Armed Forces have rejected claims of military officers brutalizing civilians.<\/p>\n<p>This stems from reported instances of military brutality in Ashaiman, Garu, and Ejura, among other locations, citinewsroom.com reports<\/p>\n<p>In an interview in Kumasi, Brigadier General Charles Agyemang Prempeh, the General Officer Commanding the central command of the Ghana Armed Forces, emphasized their commitment to upholding the nation\u2019s peace despite public criticism of their interactions with civilians.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated that the military\u2019s primary goal is to ensure public safety and maintain order in society, not to harm civilians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military doesn\u2019t go out there to brutalize civilians, that is far from the point. We go out there to ensure that we restore law and order. We do these as internal security operations to support the Police and when we out there we use minimum force,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding allegations of military personnel involvement in misconduct, such as armed robbery and other social offenses, Brigadier General Charles Agyemang Prempeh clarified that such actions cannot be attributed to the entire Ghana Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the military\u2019s process of investigating these incidents and implementing appropriate disciplinary actions against the individuals involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe military doesn\u2019t engage in armed robbery, the individual goes out there to do his things, the military has a way to correct infractions and therefore when these things come to our attention we take the necessary measures according to our disciplinary procedures to engage the individual and correct him,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>RAD\/OGB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Armed Forces have rejected claims of military officers brutalizing civilians. 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