The Police investigations into the Minority Leader’s Alexander Afenyo-Markin assault on a police officer during the “Save the Judiciary” protest is in limbo after the Office of the Attorney-General has failed to provide advice on the case docket.
The investigation, which was initiated following a formal request from the CID to the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin, who subsequently directed the Effutu MP to cooperate with the authorities.
A police statement sighted showed the Special Investigation Unit forwarded their investigation findings to the Attorney General’s Office on June 27, 2025, but the AG’s office has provided no update on the case.
The case name is The Republic vs Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Read, “I respectfully forward the attached Special Investigation Unit (SIU) Duplicate Case Docket with R_ O. No. 129/2025 to you for study and advise, please”.
The document provided a brief fact on the case: “On 5th May 2025, at approximately 1700 hours, Cyber Intelligence Operatives from the Cybercrime Unit of the CID Headquarters received a one-minute, 13-second video clip bearing the official Ghana Police Service watermark.
The video was forwarded to the Unit by the Police Public Affairs Directorate for forensic analysis and investigation. Preliminary analysis of the footage revealed a physical altercation between a group of demonstrators and personnel of the Ghana Police Service deployed for crowd control and security duties during the “Save The Judiciary” demonstration. The confrontation occurred when the Police Officers attempted to enforce a restricted boundary with a metal barricade.
The video captured Hon Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Minority Leader of Parliament, among other demonstrators, striking a police officer identified as No. 48632 G/Cpl. Forson Abel, stationed at Tesano District who was one of the duty officers. The case was referred to the SIU for investigation”.
The document added, “On 6th May 2025, No. 48632 G/Cpl. Forson Abel, who reported a case of assault against Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin at the Tesano Police Station, came to the CID Headquarters with an extract of the Occurrence and an endorsed Police Medical form after attending the Hospital for treatment.
He gave his complaint statement to the effect that he was assaulted by Hon Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Witnesses, including Supt/Mr. Isane Ocansey, ASP/Mr. Sulemana-Jallo Abdulalai of Greater Accra Regional Police Headquarters, ASP/Mr. Nicholas Mensah of Achimota District, who was on duty with Cpl. Forson Abel submitted statements to the Police to the effect that Hon Alexander Afenyo-Markin struck G/Cpl. Forson Abel in the face without any provocation”.
It further noted that Alexander Afenyo-Markin made a counter-complaint in a petition letter dated 5th May, 2025.
“On 6th May, 2025, a counter-complaint in a petition letter dated 5th May, 2025, was received from Hon Alexander Afenyo-Markin alleging that he had been assaulted by G/Cpl. Abel Forson On May 2025, a team of investigators comprising personnel from the Special Investigation Unit, Crime Scene Management and Cybercrime Unit and the above-mentioned officers visited the crime scene for crime scene reconstruction. Police identified two (2) CCTV Cameras in front of the Accra International Conference Centre, which are believed to have captured the incident.
A letter was sent to the National Security Secretariat to furnish the police with video footage from the said cameras. The footage received from the National Security through the National Signals Bureau was analysed by the Cyber Crime Unit, but it did not capture the assault incident. Based on the analysis of the video obtained from the Police Public Affairs Department on 9th May 2025, Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin was cautioned in the presence of an independent witness and released a set of recognisance bail.
A police medical form was also issued to him to attend the hospital and report. Witness statements were also taken from Hon Sammy Awuku and Richard Ahiagbah, who were seen in the video close to Hon. Alexander Afenyo-Markin”.
It further revealed that Alexander Afenyo-Markin failed to return the Police Medical Report Form despite several calls to him to do so.
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Police investigations confirm that Hon. Afenyo-Markin assaulted a police officer during a May 2025 protest.
The case docket has been forwarded to the Attorney-General’s Office, but no update has been given yet. pic.twitter.com/aMCpG3ivCA