{"id":154210,"date":"2015-09-23T17:08:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=154210"},"modified":"2015-09-23T16:32:47","modified_gmt":"2015-09-23T16:32:47","slug":"bloody-demo-my-injury-is-real-victim-tells-critics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/09\/bloody-demo-my-injury-is-real-victim-tells-critics\/","title":{"rendered":"Bloody demo: My injury is real \u2013 victim tells critics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 32-year-old man who sustained bullet wounds<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0on his eye during the Let My Vote Count Alliance demonstration<\/a>,<\/strong><\/span> has rejected claims by some critics that his injury was faked.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”fveCNQ6GPKPwlPOj4Ym6IwpgAVoKjPbQ”]Michael Asamoah, reportedly sustained rubber bullet wounds during the demonstration and subsequently underwent surgery at the Police Hospital in Accra.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Citi News<\/strong> Mr. Asamoah said he is currently recovering.<\/p>\n

He cautioned those doing politics with the matter to desist from it saying \u201cIf they were to be in the pain I am going through, I don\u2019t think they will do what they are doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think somebody who is not sick will say I am sick because at the end he would be forced to take medicine.\u00a0 They should continue and I know they will one day go through the same thing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Another victim lost one of his eyes during the demonstration.<\/p>\n

Justice Adzakumah has been described by the NPP\u2019s presidential candidate, Nana Addo as a \u201cfreedom fighter.<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have joined a long line of Ghanaian patriots who have had to sacrifice to get us where we are now. There is a long line of people who, like you, spilled their blood for our country. One day when we are mentioning the names of Ghanaian freedom fighters and democrats, they will mention your name. You made a huge sacrifice for our nation,\u201d Nana Akufo-Addo noted after he paid Justice a visit at his Nima New Town residence in Accra.<\/p>\n

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By: Godwin A. Allotey\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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