{"id":377335,"date":"2017-11-25T08:20:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T08:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=377335"},"modified":"2017-11-25T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T10:26:21","slug":"ghanaians-asked-to-forward-complaints-on-maltreatment-by-embassies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/11\/ghanaians-asked-to-forward-complaints-on-maltreatment-by-embassies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians asked to forward complaints on maltreatment by Embassies"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament has called on Ghanaians who have been treated badly at various foreign missions in the country to share\u00a0their experiences\u00a0with the\u00a0Committee investigating such issues.<\/p>\n
The Chairman of the Committee,\u00a0Frank Annor Dompreh, said that hearing from the victims of the alleged maltreatment\u00a0at the\u00a0Embassies\u00a0will enable them to properly assess the situation\u00a0in\u00a0order to find\u00a0a lasting solution to the problem.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”0XaXMmDMrV7BpaOJrt6C8UMvzg3MPqeC”]”We urge the Ghanaian public to come forth with memos, inputs and views, and come and share experiences with the Committee. Written memos could be routed through the clerk of Parliament. We have a period from now to the 8th<\/sup> of December to receive the memos and inputs, and then we\u2019ll go ahead and meet the general public for them to share their experiences for us to know what they have gone through,” he told Citi News.<\/strong><\/p>\n He however added that, the Embassies and High Commissions which are singled out in the complaints from the public will also be invited to\u00a0respond to the allegations.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s not going to be lopsided, we\u2019re also going to speak to these foreign missions and the Ambassadors and High Commissioners concerned. It\u2019s not an attempt to tarnish their image. We believe in their sovereignty and the sovereignty of our country too, and we believe that they need us to survive just as we need them. But we think that where there are genuine reasons, we need to investigate them and come to the bottom of it.”<\/p>\n Concerns have been raised that a probe into the activities of the foreign missions might put a strain on the relationship between those nations and Ghana.<\/p>\n While acknowledging that a number of Embassies in the country operate properly, Frank Annor Dompreh insisted that, it was imperative for Parliament to look into the matter in order to\u00a0prevent\u00a0further\u00a0mistreatment of Ghanaians\u00a0in their quest to secure visas for their travels.<\/p>\n He added that Parliament did not intend to jeopardize Ghana’s relations with the foreign\u00a0missions.<\/p>\n “A number of [the Embassies] are also executing what they have to execute and we respect those who are doing well. But there are instances where we think they have gone beyond board and we have to zero in on them and get this resolved. Ghana has wonderful relationships with these countries, this is not an attempt to undermine or jeopardize it,” he said.<\/p>\n “We\u2019re trying to level the playing field and ensure that the Ghanaian is treated with some dignity.\u00a0 We believe that we\u2019ll get the maximum cooperation from our foreign missions and partners so that all of us can get together and get to the bottom of this matter once and for all.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poor treatment of Ghanaians in embassies must stop<\/strong><\/p>\n