Pressure group Occupy Ghana has called for the prosecution of Members of Parliament (MPs) who engaged in an open fight on Monday, December 20 on the floor of Parliament.
In a statement, Occupy Ghana described the behaviour of the MPs “as uncouth, dishonorable, un-Ghanaian and an absolute embarrassment to the nation.”
The group also said it disagrees with the position of the Police that it is powerless to intervene in issues on the floor of Parliament.
According to the group, none of the immunity granted by the Constitution to MPs in Articles 115 to 120, covers crimes committed anywhere, including the floor of Parliament.
A statement by Occupy Ghana said since the law is no respecter of persons, those MPs caught on camera engaging in violence should be made to face the law. It explained that the legislative immunity provided for in Article 116 is specifically limited to “any matter or thing brought by the MP in or before Parliament by petition, bill, motion or otherwise.”
Occupy Ghana contended that there is no possible interpretation of this immunity that will cover the crimes the MPs were seen committing on TV.
The statement comes on the heels of recent physical exchanges between members of the two sides of the House over the controversial E-levy.
It is the second time the MPs have engaged in a scuffle within this year, a development many Ghanaians have condemned.
