ACCRA (Reuters) – A Ghanaian panel probing Africa’s worst sports disaster recommended a number of policemen be prosecuted for their role in the death of 126 soccer fans at Accra’s stadium in May, a panel member has said.
The 70-officer contingent responsible for security during the May 9 match between Hearts of Oak and arch-rivals Asante Kotoko were widely blamed by those at the stadium for setting off a stampede by lobbing teargas into a rowdy crowd.
Source: GhanaWeb
