The Minister for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has warned that every act of lawlessness recorded during the ongoing partial parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North will be treated as a crime.
He stressed that no one will be spared, regardless of political affiliation or social status.
Speaking to the media at one of the polling stations in the company of Defence Minister Dr. Edward Omane Boamah, Muntaka assured that adequate security would be maintained until the completion of the exercise.
“We have instructed that any infraction should be treated as a crime. So we don’t care who you are. Once you break the law, they should deal with you by arresting you and taking you through the process,” the Minister stated.
He added, “We are not encouraging anybody within our party, outside our party, or our opponents. Let us all allow the process to go smoothly, and if anybody crosses the line, that person should be treated as a criminal.”
This comes after the exercise recorded incidents of chaos at some polling stations, with voting at St. Peter’s Polling Station coming to a halt for hours following a violent invasion by thugs who assaulted several people, including journalists.
Before that, a police officer was seen in a video assaulting a journalist who was covering the process from on polling station. The officer in question has since been interdicted.
Voters in 19 polling stations returned to the polls on Friday to decide who becomes their Member of Parliament after a six-month impasse.
