Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata died with the truth – Kwabena Agyapong on judges murdered in 1982
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong has accused the late former President, Jerry John Rawlings of having something to do with the gruesome murder of his father.
According to him, the late statesman under whose administration the heinous incident took place and his National Security Head, Kojo Tsikata both died with the truth regarding who the perpetrators of the crime were.
“I think both he [Rawlings] and Kojo Tsikata died with the truth. Between the two of them, they knew who did it [killed my dad].
“I don’t think Amartey Kwei or any of the soldiers, 23-year-old Amedeka and others, had any connection to my dad and his colleagues,” he said on Accra-based Starr FM.
According to him, his life and that of his siblings took a new twist following the incident.
“There is no way they will just walk to the house, pick them and they will go and execute them in such a savage manner without any instruction. But it is okay, I believe in God eternally. I believe that in life, you have to have the spirit of forgiveness,” he added.
Recounting the incident, Mr. Agyapong said his father, Justice Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong together with Justices Cecilia Koranteng Addow and Fred Poku Sarkodie were abducted and subsequently murdered in 1982, during the administration of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC).
The incident shook the foundation of the country and the judiciary in particular on June 30, 1982, as they were abducted, shot and burnt by some soldiers.
They were accused of being corrupt and bias; having adjudicated on high profile cases involving the then military governments (AFRC and PNDC) all of which had Mr Rawlings as head.
An investigation conducted into the murders by a Special Investigative Bureau (SIB) found Amartei Quaye and others responsible.
Quaye and a few soldiers including Amedeka were to be shot by firing squad but Amedeka broke jail and has since remained a fugitive.
Source: Ghana News
