AFC appeals to the Police

Alliance For Change (AFC), organisers of the 1995 "Kume Preko" protest, on Friday called on the Police to bring to book those in the then NDC government who killed four innocent people during the protest. The protest, which was carried out on May 11, 1995 was against the first introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT), which the AFC thought would worsen the plight of people in the face of the then harsh economic conditions.

A statement signed by Mr. Kwaku Baako Junior, a member of the AFC in Accra said it is unfortunate that seven years after the crime was committed the perpetrators have not yet been brought to book despite the incessant calls on the former NDC government to institute an independent commission of enquiry into the matter.

It said, " to us, the task could be easy since the Police now know the identity of the 'Blackshirt,' who has admitted being the one who drove the killer vehicle on that fateful May 11. The Blackshirt can help identify his colleagues-in-crime". The AFC has therefore, urged the Police to ensure that justice is done and appealed to government to adequately compensate the bereaved families. "The search for the killers and their sponsors should continue, until they are brought to book", it added.