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Seasoned Journalist, Kwesi Pratt has fired salvoes at the Ghana Armed Forces for using what he believes is crude method in dealing with the murder of young soldier, Imoro Sherrif, at Ashaiman.

The Military High Command sanctioned an operation in which a group of soldiers trooped into Ashaiman, after the death of the soldier, to beat the residents.

The residents received heavy lashes from the soldiers in what looked like a reprisal attack.

However, the Military were unable to arrest the perpetrators despite storming the Ashaiman community moving from home to home and place to place beating up the residents.

After the military operation, the Police led by Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector General of Police, have arrested and prosecuted six suspects in their investigations to bring the culprits to book.

Contributing to Peace FM's "Kokrokoo" programme, Kwesi Pratt praised the Police for their professionalism in handling the situation and warned against the soldiers' use of aggression on civilians.

He noted that it is unlawful and inappropriate for the Military to mishandle civilians, stressing Ghana has come thus far with embracing democratic rule.

"What is the difference between what the soldiers' action that some people are praising them for and coup d'état?", he fumed.

He admonished the Military to take a cue from the Police administration.

"It's an impunity. Pure and simple impunity! Meanwhile, upon everything they did at Ashaiman, they were unable to arrest even one person but the Police action that didn't call for slapping nobody, firing gunshots or compelling someone to drink cow dung is what brought about the result," he blasted the Military.