Some 26 residents of Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, made a long contemplative walk over a short distance into a District Court in Accra as suspects in the Major Maxwell Mahama trial.
A huge blue van pulled up in front of the court containing caged men and women including one teenager.
A litany of photojournalists lined up by the side to create a sandy red carpet for that emotional walk into the court room.
Cameras clicked and shuttered at them like barking dogs as frenzied photojournalists captured much clearer images of persons believed to be in that hazy video in which some residents lynched the Army captain.
The tragedy shook the nation. The trial has shaken Denkyira Obuasi reported to be a ghost town since the military stormed the town in a brutal shake-out of suspects.
A woman stood by the door of the van to make a step down as CID operatives circled round to grab them down.
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At klutse, I'm right there with you. It's a pure reflection of our Ghanaian society.I wonder if the public outcry would have been so intense if tt was a real armed robber who was lynched, which would also have been wrong.I hope the Major's death will not be in vain, that our Struthers will be made to work as they should and also our society will go through a renewal of mind, attitude, expression, etc.. Oh Ghana,cry my beloved country, hm
so there is nobody among them that said have mercy on the soldier, or lets send him to our chief's house? these people. plse I want to know if the said town is near an urban area? Oh my God.
FOR CHRIST SAKE LEAVE THEM....
It's a pity that the Major was mob-lynched; but it sad to see the psychological 'suffering' these alleged muuurderouuus mob are going through. Remorse and regret will not bring back our dear Major; but our general 'mob-like' quest for vengeance is equally disssguuusting. We must all collectively take blame for the persistence of instant justice, which has been happening all the time without any public condemnation until the Major fell victim to it. many of the faces we see lined up to be taken to court are a reflection of our collective immorality and lack of respect for life. The D-Boasi gang must be punished according to law, but we are not innocent either.
what we are seeing is the result of systematic failure over the years. People need to be told that they have no authority to take another persons life. This issue of "instant or mob justice" had been with us for a long. why didn't the responsible authorities act? What makes the unfortunate death - savage killing of Major Mahama different from those who had been lynched in mob action? No disrespect for the dead please.
The authorities should adopt another way of ushering these accusers to court. In the first place, they should not group all of them together. Also they should be in handcuffs and they should not mix with the law enforcement agents at the court premises. They should also be given a prison uniform instead of wearing their own civilian clothes. It will be difficult to differentiate between the accusers and those court clerks.
This case is not going to be as straightforward as many appear to be pre-judging. We should get ready for some uncomfortable truths.
We should be careful in our quest for Justice if we (Ghanaian) don't take care we would rather carry out in injustice on the Innocent. The video evidence are there and it shouldn't be that difficult to get to the bottom of this. My advice to the judge is don't let your emotions and the cry of the public blind you from making sure you know the exact part each individuals role was in the death of captain Mahama and punish them by thier part.By the way are they all charged with murder?.
God have mercy on your children.
I am hopping to see what charge the police will level against these individuals. My particular interest is with the whistle blower. Didnt she do the right thing by reporting the late MAJOR for holding a gun? Though her assumption that the late MAJOR was a bad person was totally wrong? How are we going to threat this woman? May the soul of our Brother (Major Mahama) rest in Peace