A group within the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Concerned Elephants Youth Association (CEYA), have expressed concern about the continuous detention and delay in the trial of five of its members who were alleged to have been involved in disturbances in Tamale in February last year.
The group further called on the judiciary to impress upon the judges to fast track the case at the Tamale High Court to ensure a speedy trial.
The five, Yahuza Yakubu, Adinu Dagbana, Majeed Alhassan, Alhassan Sayibu,Imoro Gundaanaa, were arrested and detained following political disturbances between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the NPP in February last year.
The violence led to the death of one person and the burning down of some houses and property around the Choggu, Gumbihini and Nyohini areas.
The leader of the group, Mr Rashid Haruna, stated this in a petition signed by him and presented to the Deputy Northern Regional Minister, Mr San Nasamu Asabigi, in Tamale.
It followed a peaceful demonstration through the streets of the metropolis.
“It is exactly 19 months today when our colleagues have been in detention under the watch of your government that promised a better Ghana agenda and claiming equal rights and justice for all” he stated.
Mr Haruna noted that “the continuous detention of our members is politically motivated and we are also compelled to believe that the continuous detention of these five innocent gentlemen is being orchestrated by the NDC to intimidate the foot soldiers of our party”.
According to him, the selective justice and the institution of political detention and trial of some NPP members was not the best.
“We are also aware that the continuous delay of the trial is a calculated plan to silence our youth and put fear in them” the petition further explained.
He expressed regret that it was unfortunate that those in the NPP had to undergo such treatment by a government that claimed to be for all.
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