Salaga South MP calls for sex offenders register following Obuasi school harassment allegations

The Member of Parliament for Salaga South, Zuwera Mohammed Ibrahimah, has called for the establishment of a sex offenders register in Ghana to help track individuals accused or convicted of sexual offences and prevent them from moving from one community to another without appropriate monitoring.

She made the call while contributing to discussions on allegations of sexual harassment involving students at Obuasi Secondary Technical School.

Zuwera commended the media for bringing the issue to public attention, noting that media intervention had become necessary after complaints about the alleged misconduct reportedly went unaddressed for a considerable period.

The MP recalled that students staged protests between 4 and 5 August over allegations of sexual harassment involving the school's head teacher.

While welcoming the Ghana Education Service's decision to interdict the head teacher, she expressed concern that the individual could eventually be released into another community without an effective system to monitor his movements.

Zuwera emphasised the need for a comprehensive sex offenders register to ensure that individuals found responsible for sexual offences could be properly monitored, even when they relocate from one community to another.

She said such a system would strengthen accountability and help protect children and other vulnerable persons from sexual abuse.

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