Individuals and former government officials who believe their rights have been violated during recent National Security operations have been advised to take legal action.
According to Nii Kpakpo Addo, a private legal practitioner and member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal team, victims of alleged human rights abuses should seek legal redress.
Addo’s comments come after National Security operatives conducted searches 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 the searches, alleging that personal items, including jewelry and money belonging to Dr. Addison’s wife, were stolen during the operation.
“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,” Addo said in an interview on Channel One TV’s “The Big Issue.”
Addo emphasized that individuals who feel their rights have been violated have the right to go to court and vindicate their rights.
“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.