{
  "id": 216496,
  "title": "Government ignoring internal corruption while targeting opponents – Afenyo-Markin alleges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/government-ignoring-internal-corruption-while-targeting-opponents",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T11:09:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/government-ignoring-internal-corruption-while-targeting-opponents-afenyo-markin-alleges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of practicing selective justice, alleging that corruption among government officials is being ignored while political opponents are targeted for investigation and prosecution. Speaking at a demonstration on August 6, Afenyo-Markin stated that corruption allegations against government officials are not receiving the attention of state security agencies and anti-corruption institutions. He claimed that political opponents continue to face harassment, while governmental misconduct remains unaddressed. \"The rot in government is being ignored,\" he contended. Afenyo-Markin also criticized the removal process of the Chief Justice, alleging that the committee investigating the matter has not completed its work before a report was used to justify the Chief Justice's removal. He expressed concern over the arrest and detention of citizens for comments on governance, stating that such actions threaten democratic freedoms. \"Where anybody is affected, the person can go to court, not spend time in prison,\" he said. Afenyo-Markin maintained that the failure to investigate corruption within government, combined with the treatment of political opponents, points to a growing threat to Ghana's democracy.",
  "summary": "The Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the government of practising selective justice, arguing that it is undermining Ghana's democracy by ignoring allegations of corruption while allegedly targeting political opponents.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}