Police arrest Lebanese captured in video threatening shop owner

Police in Accra have arrested a Lebanese national, Osman Brustani for allegedly threatening the life of a shop owner at Osu. 

The incident which went viral in a video on April 12, 2022, captured a bearded man wielding a sword and shouting: “come out, come out, I will cut your neck...” as a group of men try to restrain him.

According to reports, the suspect was infuriated after he was confronted by the victim for parking in front of his shop for almost an hour.

The Lebanese Embassy had earlier on condemned the incident, calling on authorities to investigate the matter.

“We reject all forms of violence and intimidation, as well as anyone who does not treat the people of the host country with respect and in accordance with applicable laws.

We call on the competent authorities to conduct the necessary investigations and to take appropriate measures against the offender”, it said in a Facebook post.

The suspect is currently in police custody “and will be taken through the due process of the law.” police said.

Meanwhile, the victim is said to have received psychological support and a follow-up visit from the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare on April 13, 2022.