The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama was in the Techiman South constituency in the Bono East Region on Thursday as part of his campaign tour.
He said the total compensation sum of GH¢275,000 in the human rights case, offered to the six people, who suffered various degrees of injuries during the violence that characterised the 2020 parliamentary election in the Techiman South Constituency was not enough.
The former President would have wished the compensation would have been higher than what the court ordered to be offered.
When he is re-elected as President on December 7, 2024, and the NDC becomes victorious, a future NDC government will help the victims and top up the compensation.
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In addition to that, he said the families of those who lost their lives in the incident will also be offered the necessary compensation when he is re-elected.
Aside from that, there will be further investigation into the incident and dealing with the perpetrators in the security agencies to help serve as a deterrent.
He said more compensation will also be given to the families of those three victims who also lost their lives.
Mr Mahama was addressing a mini rally in Twimia Nkwanta in the Bono East Region on Thursday.
The Wenchi High Court has ordered the government to pay a total compensation of GH¢150,000 to six persons who suffered various degrees of injuries during the violence that characterised the 2020 parliamentary election in the Techiman South Constituency of the Bono East Region.
The court presided over by Justice Frederick Nawurah, held that the compensation for the six persons was in respect of the “violation of their right to life and infliction of psychological trauma from being shot at by the state security forces.”
The court further ordered the state and investigative bodies to investigate the incident leading to injuries to Sulemana Elliasu, Abubakari Iddrisu, Alhassan Nasiru, Aremeaw Alhassan, Alhassan Abdul-Rahman and Paul Asue, and bring the perpetrators to book.
Again, the court awarded a cost of GH¢20,000 each in favour of the six persons.
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