Ministry to investigate alleged executions. Of some Ghanaians in Libya (Page 3) January 28, 2008

Story: Michael Donkor
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to investigate allegations of the execution of some Ghanaians resident in Libya.
A source close to the ministry said although it had not received any official complaint of the alleged executions, the Ghana Embassy in Libya would investigate the veracity of it.
Some Ghanaians resident in Libya have alleged that their colleagues had been accused of murder, arrested by the Libyan authorities and were being executed one after another.
They have, therefore, called on the government to prevail on the Libyan government to desist from such barbaric acts and bring it to justice.
The men were sentenced to death after being found guilty of the murder of a garage owner in Ghat in south-western Libya in November 1995.
They were named as Charles Joseph Ansah, a mechanic, J.K. Blankson, a mason, and Asare Mustapha Bediako, a petrol station manager, all Ghanaians resident in Libya. According to Ghanaian foreign office sources, the accused were said to be the only foreigners living in the area where the murder took place. All three denied the charges.
The source said the government cared about the welfare of every Ghanaian and gave the assurance that it would not relent in its efforts to address such matters.
It, however, appealed to Ghanaians resident in Libya to exercise restraint and be at peace with one another, as well as their Libyan hosts.
Some Ghanaians are also alleged to have been murdered in The Gambia. After a series of futile investigations into the matter, the government has referred the matter to ECOWAS for further investigations.