Private legal practitioner, Martin Luther Kpebu, has expressed optimism that operations of the National Security will improve over time.
He says the young nature of Ghana’s democracy has given room for certain lapses which he believes would become better as time goes on.
His comments come over concerns raised by the Minority caucus in Parliament over the search which was carried by the National Security at the residence of the former Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Ernest Addison.
Commenting on the development on Ghana Tonight on TV3 Thursday, March 20, 2025, the renowned lawyer stated that the concerns being raised by the NPP are genuine with regards to the exact mandate the National Security were granted by the court in Dr. Addison’s house.
The lawyer says although a warrant was obtained at the court to carry out the assignment, it is supposed to detail the specific operation to ensure they don’t go outside what they are mandated to do.
“The NPP has a point in raising issues about how the warrant was executed because as we speak now, we don’t know what the warrant gave authorisation for.
He explained that “in giving a warrant, to say you want to go and search, you’ll tell the court what you’re searching for from the person and then the court will give the authorisation so that you don’t go outside of what you were given authorisation for.”
Kpebu’s comments follow reports that some armed security operatives numbering about 20 invaded Dr. Addison’s Roman Ridge residence on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at dawn.
Dr Addison was at home when the heavily armed men, some in balaclavas, wielding AK-47 semi-automatic rifles, showed up to conduct a search.
The team from National Security immediately disabled the CCTV system at the property.
Mr. Kpebu in his analysis cited the Security and Intelligence Agencies Act (ACT 1030), which he says gives the court the authority to demand what the person has done and what actually is going to be carried out at the place to ensure there are no breaches.
He took solace in the fact that Ghana’s jurisprudence is now growing and would become better with time.
“Ghana we haven’t developed our jurisprudence too well but in America, etc, they even show that so that if you go outside the warrant and seek to take things outside it, with that breach, you’re in trouble. It could spoil the whole case.
“Ours is a young democracy so with this case and then the commentaries that will come, I expect that National Security will improve,” he stated.
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