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REPUBLIC OF GHANA

July 1, 2019.

STATEMENT

The National Security Council Secretariat has taken notice of reports that Emmanuel Ajarfor Abugri,
one of the two suspects from Modern Ghana who was arrested for engaging in cyber-crimes, has made
claims of being subjected to acts of torture whilst in the custody of its officers.

The Secretariat takes a very serious view of these claims, and wishes to state, in no uncertain terms,
that these allegations are false. We consider it to be a clear and deliberate attempt by the suspect to
discredit the investigations and the case against him. Torture and manhandling of suspects are not part
and parcel of the culture and architecture of the secretariat under the administration of President Akufo-
Addo.

We wish to categorically state that the suspect, during questioning, was never manhandled, neither was
he subjected to any form of forced physical contact.

The Secretariat is pleased to note that, upon the suspect being handed over to the Criminal Investigation
Department of the Ghana Police Service, the Police has requested that a medical investigation on the
suspect be undertaken immediately.

We are confident that the results of the medical examination will present the truth in the matter, so as
to inform the appropriate steps to be taken.

In the meantime, the suspect will be arraigned before court on Tuesday, 2ndJuly, 2019, and the charges
preferred against him will be made known.

The Secretariat reassures the general public that it will, at all times, continue to respect the rule of law
in all of its operations.
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