The Ghana Police Service has forwarded a case docket involving Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin to the Office of the Attorney-General for further action, following an investigation into an alleged assault on a police officer during a protest in May 2025.
The incident reportedly occurred during the “Save the Judiciary” demonstration in Accra, where a video surfaced showing a confrontation between police officers and protesters.
The footage, according to the police appeared to capture Afenyo-Markin striking a uniformed officer identified as G/Cpl. Forson Abel, stationed at the Tesano District Police Command.
A report signed by Deputy Superintendent Justice Oppong on behalf of the Director-General of the CID confirms that investigators from the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) have completed their probe and forwarded the docket to the Attorney-General’s office for advice.
A portion of the letter, addressed to the Attorney-General and sighted by the media, stated, “Preliminary analysis of the footage revealed a physical altercation between a group of demonstrators and personnel of the Ghana Police Service deployed for crowd control and security duties during the ‘Save The Judiciary’ demonstration. The confrontation occurred when the Police Officers attempted to enforce a restricted boundary with a metal barricade.
The video captured Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Minority Leader of Parliament, among other demonstrators, striking a police officer identified as No. 48632 G/Cpl. Forson Abel, stationed at Tesano District, who was one of the duty officers. The case was referred to the SIU for investigations.”
According to the report, Cpl. Forson Abel lodged a formal complaint on May 6, 2025, supported by witness statements from senior police officers who confirmed that Afenyo-Markin struck the officer “in the face without any provocation.”
The Minority Leader, however, filed a counter-complaint alleging that he, rather, was assaulted by the police officer. His statement was supported by two witnesses—Sammi Awuku and Richard Ahiagba—both of whom were present during the protest.
Investigators from the SIU, Crime Scene Management, and Cybercrime Unit later conducted a reconstruction of the incident, retrieving CCTV footage from the Accra International Conference Centre and the National Signals Bureau. However, the external footage “did not capture the assault incident.”
The CID report adds that Afenyo-Markin was cautioned and granted self-recognizance bail after being questioned. He was issued a police medical form for examination but “failed to return the Police Medical Report Form despite several calls to him to do so.”
After months of investigation, the Police Service concluded that there was sufficient evidence to confirm that the lawmaker assaulted the officer on duty. The docket, therefore, was sent to the Attorney-General’s Department in June 2025 for legal action.
Below are copies of the letter
Source: Starrfm.com.gh
