Website Inawe fety te nnbrecidtedits ier grad! be grand My Ref: PAD/PRESS/VOL.3/1/255 Your Ref POLICE HEADQUARTERS POST OFFICE BOX 116 ACCRA @& 245" DECEMBER, 2024 Pat PARLIAMENT 1 Following the recent happenings in the House of Parliament, during the 2022 budget debate, some concerned Ghanaians have questioned why the Police did not go into the Chamber to maintain law and order and take action against Members of Parliament who were seen engaged in what looked to many like violent disturbances and scuffles in the Chamber of Parliament. ‘The Ghana Police Service wishes to draw the attention of the general public to the fact that, by Ghana's constitutional arrangement, security issues within the Chamber of Parliament are the responsibility of the Marshal to Parliament who takes instructions from the Clerk of Parliament on such matters. The legal position is that the Police have no authority to enter the Chamber of Parliament to undertake any law enforcement venture. Any such act will be in contravention of the laws of the country. Therefore, the Marshal and his team of officers have to deal with such situations in the Chamber and thereafter refer the matter to the Police for investigations and possible prosecution if the leadership of the House so decides, The Police wish to assure the public that in as much as we are committed to our mandate of maintaining law and order in the Ghanaian society, we are also mindful not to overstep the limitations imposed on it by law. We have, however, initiated steps to engage the Clerk, Marshal and leadership of Parliament to fashion out a more proactive way of supporting Parliament in this regard within the confines of the laws of the country. . }. 2 ACP KWESI OFORI DIRECTOR-GENERAL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Racebook & Twitter: PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTORATE YouTube wn palice.gov.gh ‘padphotopat@emall.com, a.pro@police.gov.gh GhPobceService hanapolcetade Whatogo (ides & tres on) C206689121 Road alng Nomen 0530323323, CZ7SS000156 Eergency = 122, 16595 Post Office Box GP 116, Accra