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Asante Akyem North Member of Parliament Kwame Ohene Frimpong has been detained at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
In a brief assertion posted on Fb, Congress mentioned the matter had come to the eye of the Home of Commons and efforts have been underway to acquire all particulars in regards to the incident.
The assertion, signed by Parliamentary Secretary Ebenezer Ahuma Jetlolu, indicated that the Speaker of Parliament and the management of the Home of Commons have been engaged with Ghana’s diplomatic mission in The Hague over the event.
“The arrest of Kwame Ohene Frimpong, Member of Parliament for the Asante Akyem North constituency, at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has come to the eye of Parliament,” the assertion mentioned.
Parliament, the Rt. The Speaker and parliamentary management contacted the Ghanaian delegation in The Hague to collect detailed info on the circumstances of the detention.
The assertion didn’t specify the explanation for the detention, how lengthy the MP was within the Netherlands, or whether or not formal costs have been a precedence.
Authorities additionally didn’t say whether or not the lawmaker was touring on official or private enterprise on the time of the incident.
Parliament assured the general public that updates will probably be offered as additional info turns into accessible.
The event has sparked nationwide concern, with many ready for clarification from each Ghanaian diplomatic officers and Dutch authorities on the circumstances surrounding the detention of the parliamentarian at considered one of Europe’s busiest worldwide airports.
