Flight Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong, the military officer being investigated in connection with the discharge of a firearm at the A&C Mall could suffer a reduction in rank or dismissal if found guilty.
Flt. Sgt. Frimpong is currently in the Military Police detention and assisting with investigations into the matter.
The Ghana Armed Forces have also given the assurance that Flt. Sergeant Frimpong will not be shielded if found guilty.
“…We have a lot of disciplinary things that we can take up but I don’t want us to jump the gun,” Acting Public Affiars Director of the Ghana Armed Forces, Commander Andy La-Anyane said in an interview with Joy FM.
“Let’s just finish with the investigations first. It ranges from reduction in rank to even dismissal, that is the highest…”.
It is an offence to discharge a firearm in public without lawful and necessary occasion under Section 209 of the Criminal Offences Act 1960 (Act 29).
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