{
  "id": 15785081,
  "title": "Interior Minister assures thorough police probe into Obuasi SHTS sexual misconduct allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/interior-minister-assures-thorough-police-probe-into-obuasi-shts",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T18:59:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/interior-minister-assures-thorough-police-probe-into-obuasi-shts-sexual-misconduct-allegations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Interior Minister Mohammed Muntaka has assured the public that a thorough investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai, will be carried out according to the law, according to a report from Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The case has been handed over to the police, and efforts are underway to ensure a comprehensive investigation. Muntaka acknowledged the delays in Ghana’s legal system and explained that the courts were on vacation when the matter was brought to the authorities’ attention. However, he assured the committee that the case would not be abandoned and would receive the necessary attention, stressing that Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department, COP Lydia, would not compromise on this issue.",
  "summary": "Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has assured the public that investigations into sexual misconduct allegations involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai, will be conducted thoroughly and in accordance with the law. Speaking before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Mr Muntaka said the case was currently with the police and […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Case handed over to police after Public Accounts Committee report.",
    "Minister acknowledges legal system delays but vows investigation will continue."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}