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The Ashanti Regional Minister, Alexander Ackon, has rejected reports of a breakdown in law and order and a rise in crime levels in the region.

His remarks come on the back of the protests that followed the alleged beating to death by police of a twenty-seven-year old male in Krofrom.

The deceased, one Osei Tawiah was allegedly brutalized after some Police men on patrol duties mistook him for a criminal.
Speaking on Eyewitness News in reference to incidents of robbery, Mr. Ackon said robbery cases had reduced in the region.

“If you want to count in terms of incidents, it is on the lower side but every incident of robbery is a very serious and we need to tackle it as that.”

No escalation of violence in the region

He stated at there were occurrences of “serious” crimes like murder but that was no indication of a rise in crime in the region.

According to him, “Occasionally issues are very serious particularly when they involve murder and those like that but I wouldn’t agree that there is escalation of violence or anything about security being down.”

The regional minister acknowledged that there was room for improvement security-wise but there was however no evidence of a security break down.

“I believe that there is nothing about losing security but we need to up our game in the context of new ways of behaving… To be honest, if you know Kumasi or the Ashanti region, there is no indication of security breakdown.”