Major (Rtd) Boakye Djan dies in Accra
The death of Major (Rtd) Kwadwo Boakye Djan, a former Member of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) has been reported in Accra.
In a report by Accra based Asaase Radio, the former military man died after a short illness on August 30, 2023 at the 37 Military Hospital.
He was a Ghanaian military officer and political figure known for his involvement in Ghana’s political and military landscape.
Boakye Djan attended secondary school at Opoku Ware School for his O Level and also attended Achimota School for his sixth form.
In a June 2021 interview, the late Boakye Djan said former President Jerry John Rawlings died as a criminal.
He said Rawlings should have been tried before his death.
Boakye-Djan said Rawlings could be prosecuted posthumously for his actions in the second coup on 31 December 1981.
“He died as a walking criminal,” Boakye-Djan said.
“The fact that I built a democracy doesn’t mean that I could bear responsibility for somebody destroying it. Remember we handed power over to [Hilla] Limann… and I left to London to do my postgraduate course and 31 December came, I was not here but on the same day I opposed it and put down my uniform to roll it back which in the end I succeeded in doing.”
“The fact that he is dead does not exonerate him. He can be tried posthumously if people have the nerve and sincerity that what happened was wrong and should not be encouraged.”
Boakye-Djan said he has no regrets about the June 4 uprising despite the wide condemnation that greeted the incident.
Source: PulseGhana
