Two finance officers from the Sefwi Akontombra Assembly have been arrested on the orders of the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse Avedzi during a live broadcast of sitting Monday.
The arrest order was given after the committee found anomalies in some vouchers they presented and reasons for the expenditure.
The two – a former finance officer for the assembly Isaac Akowaah and his successor James Esilfie- were taken to the Parliament police station where their statements were taken.
Giving the order Mr Avedzi said: “You want to hold the committee to ransom; that the two of [connived] to try and deceive this committee…we are going to lock you up.”
“The police will take a statement from you and that statement will be used against you in the law court. We [the Public Accounts Committee] will not prosecute you. [Instead] The government will take over [this case],” Mr. Avedzi said.
The committee is probing expenditure by the various assemblies in 2016 as captures by the Auditor General report.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/103.5FM/