The gathering said it is frustrated at the pattern of utilization of viciousness by MPs as of late particularly when it is relied upon to be quite possibly the most fair institution.
The choice of the First Deputy Speaker to withdraw from the Speaker's seat for the Second Deputy Speaker to assume responsibility purportedly to empower him to partake in deciding on the questionable E-demand on Monday night occasioned conflict from the Minority.
Consequently, a fight followed with many the resistance parliamentarians trading fisticuffs with their associates on the larger part side while a few authorities of Parliament attempted to ensure the Speaker's seat and the mace of Parliament from being vandalized.
In any case, in an assertion on Wednesday, OccupyGhana said every one of the lawmakers got on camera associated with the battle ought to be made to confront the law in spite of the police administration's case that it doesn't have the ability to mediate.
"Since the law is no respecter of people, those MPs got on camera taking part in brutality ought to be made to confront the law. We note that the police have as of now demonstrated by its public assertion dated 21st December 2021, that it is feeble to intercede in this. We deviate," OccupyGhana said in the assertion.
It contended that the invulnerabilities conceded Members of Parliament does exclude wrongdoings carried out "anyplace, including the floor of Parliament."
Peruse OccupyGhana's assertion beneath:
22nd DECEMBER 2021
OCCUPYGHANA®️ PRESS STATEMENT
OCCUPYGHANA®️ DEMANDS PROSECUTION OF ROGUE MEMBERS OF GHANA'S 8TH PARLIAMENT
OccupyGhana®️ is profoundly terrified and disillusioned at what is turning into the customary, rough rowdiness of Members of Parliament. The country saw the most recent mass, brutal mischief on December 20, 2021 on the floor of Parliament.
MPs knew, yet uninterested, that the whole country was watching on live National Television, when they occupied with abominable demonstrations of exchanging affronts and punches a way that can best be portrayed as classless, offensive, un-Ghanaian and an outright shame to the country.
What our MPs seem to have euphorically neglected is that at whatever point upsets have intruded on our popularity based regulations, it is Parliament that experiences the most, among our vote based organizations. In light of that, one would feel that MPs would not behave in a way that shows that they, when all is said and done, are given to undemocratic direct.
However, over and over once more, and in under a year, this Parliament of the Fourth Republic has deserted even guises of good and fair conduct, and is contending with itself for the assignment as the most exceedingly awful gathering of MPs (a lot of modest, unseemly, vicious and immature, jungle gym menaces) that Ghana has had the mishap of choosing, in her whole history of choosing MPs.
No Ghanaian, paying little mind to their ideological group association, should treat this mischief by our MPs softly. For that reason OccupyGhana®️ accepts that the standard thing 'inadequate' statement of regret won't do the trick. Truth be told, it will add affront to the injury brought about by them to the great individuals of this country.
Since the law is no respecter of people, those MPs got on camera taking part in savagery ought to be made to confront the law. We note that the police have effectively shown by its public assertion dated 21st December 2021, that it is frail to mediate in this.
We conflict. None of the invulnerabilities conceded by the Constitution to MPs in articles 115 to 120, covers wrongdoings carried out anyplace, including the floor of Parliament. In particular, the MP's invulnerability in article 116 is explicitly restricted to "any matter or thing brought by him in or before Parliament by appeal, bill, movement or in any case." There is no conceivable translation of this resistance that would cover the wrongdoings we saw them perpetrate on TV.
Further, article 122 of the Constitution, which gives that acts that deter or obstruct Parliament or insult its respect comprise scorn of Parliament, doesn't recognize MPs and non-MPs. Article 123 then gives that even the activity by Parliament of the ability to rebuff for disdain, "will not be a bar to the organization of procedures under the Criminal Law." The demonstrations of attack, battery and unlawful battles we watched on live TV comprise criminal demonstrations, and individuals of Ghana ought to never be informed that MPs can pull off violations once they carry out those wrongdoings in Parliament.
We question that this Parliament and its administration will have the goodness or mental fortitude to charge and rebuff any of these individuals for disdain under the Parliament Act, 1965 (Act 300). Be that as it may, clearly, those with prosecutorial power, should organize criminal indictment.
While we as a whole might bear some fault for enduring this degree of awfully terrible conduct from our chosen authorities, in giving them a pass at whatever point they act mischievously and afterward apologize, this is when Ghanaians set a limit. Ghana merits better. We want to reestablish trust in Parliament by rebuffing each failing MP.
In light of a legitimate concern for God and Country,
Involve Ghana®️
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