Remember
the three ladies who were humiliated for shoplifting at Accra Shopping
Mall early this week? They are are considering legal action against
their oppressors.
According to Joy News, the ladies admitted to
shoplifting, but said they preferred being handed over to the police to
going through the experience one of them described as "equal to
lynching".
Now this is the real story behind this act:
They went to Mr. Price to buy some clothes but took more than they paid for after trying
them
on. After being caught and faced with embarrassment, they apologized to
the staff but their plea for forgiveness was not taken. Their offer to
go home and get money to pay was also not taken.
Even a good
Samaritan's attempt to pay for them was shot down by Miss Roberta, who
warned him not to come any close to their shop.
Now Miss Roberta,
a manager at Mr.Price made them kneel down for at least 25 minutes
before barking orders at them to crawl amidst verbal and physical abuse.
A
lawyer, Samson Ayenini is backing their decision to sue arguing "the
question of the presumption of innocence of any person charged with a
criminal offense is so fundamental, it found its way into our
constitution".
He said despite their admission to shoplifting,
"unless and until a court finds them guilty or they have pleaded guilty
to a court, they are supposed to be presumed innocent".
Did they deserve that treatment?
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