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South African Officials Reject Link Between Demonstrations and Ghanaian National's Death
South African officials said a Ghanaian national was killed a day before anti-irregular migration demonstrations and denied any connection. Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had stated the death occurred during the protests.
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Police reports indicate the man died on Monday in circumstances related to extortion, one day before the demonstrations began. Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued a statement claiming one of its citizens was killed during the public demonstrations.
Officials described the Ghanaian statement as factually incorrect and said no fatalities occurred on the day of the demonstrations. They added that isolated criminal incidents that day were addressed by law enforcement. Officials urged that diplomatic concerns be handled through established channels and expressed condolences to the deceased's family.
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration stated that spreading false information to portray South Africa as xenophobic is unacceptable.
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