Private legal practitioner and National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team member, Nii Kpakpo Addo, has advised individuals and former government officials who believe their rights have been violated during recent National Security operations to seek legal redress.
This counsel follows a series of searches conducted by National Security operatives at the residences of former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and former Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Ernest Addison.
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin condemned these searches, alleging that personal items, including jewelry and money belonging to Dr. Addison’s wife, were stolen during the operation.
In an interview on Channel One TV‘s “The Big Issue,” Nii Kpakpo Addo emphasized the importance of pursuing legal action if individuals feel they have been unjustly treated.
He highlighted that Mr. Ofori-Atta has already initiated a lawsuit against two police officers, alleging an unauthorized raid on his Labone residence.
Addo also noted that members of the NDC who faced similar situations in the past sought legal remedies, suggesting that former government appointees should consider doing the same to address any grievances regarding the recent security operations.
“In the case of the former finance minister, for example, he has gone to court, saying that he feels that his human right has been violated under Article 33. That is the recourse to law.
“So, if you feel that your rights have been violated one way or the other. You have the right to go to court. And to vindicate your rights in court that based on this and that, I feel that the search was not lawful, my rights have been violated, I have not been dealt with fairly. Whatever it is you have a grievance with, you can go to court,” he said.
