Alexander Afenyo-Markin the minority leader in parliament has stated he would waive his parliamentary immunity and would walk to the police to cooperate with the alleged assault case involving a police officer.
Speaking on Citi FM on Tuesday, May 6, Afenyo-Markin revealed, “On the issue of the invitation, I have been in Parliament the whole of today. I have checked with the Speaker’s Secretariat. It appears at the time I reached out, no such letter from the IGP’s office had been sent”.
“However, considering the fact that this matter is so critical, I wouldn’t even want to wait for a police invitation. I would want to waive that privilege of mine and walk to the police”.
He added, “If there is any particular person who is handling the case and would want to see me, they can give me a ring…This is an open invitation. Whoever is handling the case or the team handling the case can reach out to me. I would want to waive off that right so that we don’t have the Speaker having to call and schedule a date. This must be dealt with swiftly.”
“I believe that in the end, the Ghanaian public will be able to know the truth, and we will put it to a peaceful rest”, Afenyo Markin boldly stated.
On 4th May 2025 of Alexander Afenyo Markin punched a police officer at the Save the Judiciary demonstration by the NPP and other political parties.
In the viral video, Afenyo Markin and some other protestors were captured trying to break through a police barricade when the minority leader hit the police and called him a fool for preventing them from breaking through the barricade.
According to reports, tempers flared when Afenyo Markin was nearly denied entry into the Fore Court of the Parliament House for the presentation of a second petition to the Speaker.
Meanwhile, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to probe Constable Foson.
The minority leader in his petition claimed that the police officer during the “Save the Judiciary” demonstration assaulted him.
Afenyo Markin in his petition described the officer as a tall, fair, and heavily built officer assigned to provide security at the entrance of Parliament House.
In his petition, Afenyo-Markin wrote: “Constable Forson assaulted me at the entrance of Parliament House during the demonstration.”
To counter what he describes as “misleading narratives circulating in the public domain”.
Alexander Afenyo Markin in an earlier statement issued on May 5, 2025, narrated the incident and claimed that Constable Forson struck him forcefully on the chest near his heart as he approached the barricade to present a petition.
