Let’s halt vigilantes’ supply chain - Kan-Dapaah

The demand for the services of vigilante groups by political parties is the root cause of political violence and vigilantism and must be eliminated to stem the tide, a former Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has stated.

Concerns He said there was a growing consensus among national security practitioners that political party activities and electoral competition had created a chain of supply and demand for vigilante groups.

The Vigilantism and Related Offences Act, 2019 (Act 999) was passed on August 23, 2019, disbanding political party vigilante groups and land guards, banning related violence and intimidation, and prohibiting people convicted of those acts from holding public or political office.