Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has accused a police officer of assaulting him during a demonstration in Accra on Monday, describing the incident as “unprovoked and unacceptable.”

The protest, dubbed “Save the Judiciary,” took place outside Parliament House on 5 May. A widely circulated video shows Mr Afenyo-Markin visibly agitated as he appears to lunge toward a police officer stationed behind a barricade.

In a statement issued the same day, the lawmaker claimed he had been struck in the chest—near his heart—by a uniformed officer identified as Constable Forson while approaching the barricade to deliver a petition.

“The impact of the hit dazed me, and I was visibly shaken and short of breath,” he said, adding that he was quickly assisted by senior police officers and parliamentary colleagues, who offered him water and support before he continued with the presentation.

Mr Afenyo-Markin insisted that his reaction was not an act of aggression, but a protest against the officer’s behaviour. He further alleged that the officer had shown open defiance despite being reprimanded by his superiors at the scene.

“What makes this assault particularly egregious is that the officer was being openly reprimanded by his superiors and fellow officers at the time, yet he defiantly responded that he didn’t care who I was,” Mr Afenyo-Markin said.

The lawmaker said he would formally petition the Inspector-General of Police to launch an investigation into the incident, raising concerns about the officer’s apparent disappearance from the scene shortly afterward.

He also accused elements within the opposition of attempting to distort the narrative to undermine the goals of the demonstration.

“We must not be distracted from the purpose of the demonstration. We marched to defend the Constitution and the independence of the judiciary principles that must be protected at all costs,” he said.

Source:TheDotNews