Legal disputes and law enforcement accountability in Ghana and the US

In Ghana, legal practitioner Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers has addressed the legality of an attempted arrest of Manhyia South MP Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah by an Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) official. Brako-Powers argues that the official’s failure to immediately present an identification card does not negate her statutory authority to act under the EOCO Act, 2010. He contends that the MP’s physical non-compliance could be viewed as a willful obstruction of an officer performing their duties, which is a punishable offense.

In the United States, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent has been identified as Gregory Feathers in connection with the fatal shooting of 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston. The incident occurred nearly three months ago when Feathers allegedly fired through an open van window. The identification of Feathers follows a period where the federal government had not released the names of officers involved in recent ICE shootings, a move that has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and local law enforcement regarding transparency.