Cocaine busts: Parliament does not conduct criminal investigations - Agalga on Minority's dismissed motion
Majority Leader, James Agalga has rejected the Minority's call for a parliamentary probe into ongoing drug-related cases, arguing that Parliament has no mandate to conduct criminal investigations.
Parliament's Majority Leader, James Agalga, dismissed the Minority's call for a parliamentary probe into drug-related cases, stating that Parliament does not conduct criminal investigations. According to him, the cases are already being handled by courts and state agencies. Agalga argued that initiating a parallel investigation by Parliament could lead to conflicting outcomes and interfere with ongoing legal processes.
He cautioned that conducting separate investigations could result in contradictory findings. The Minority's motion, filed by First Deputy Minority Whip Habib Iddrisu, sought to investigate high-profile narcotics seizures in Ghana and abroad, including a seizure of 3.9 metric tonnes of cocaine worth $261 million. However, the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, dismissed the motion as inadmissible under various Standing Orders.
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