NARWU vs. ARMAH AND OTHERS

This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Accra, dismissing the appellant’s appeal against the decision of the magistrate’s court. The respondents as plaintiffs brought an action against the appellant claiming the sum of ¢1,000.00 as damages “for causing them to be falsely imprisoned by making a false report to the police that the plaintiffs are subverters.” The first respondent in his evidence during the trial, alleged that he was arrested by Police Corporal Crabbe of the Criminal Investigations Department on 23 March 1966 and taken to the Tema Police Station for interrogation. Later the other respondents were also arrested and taken to the police station where they were detained from 8.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. when they were released. On the instructions of the police the respondents had to report at the police station each day for 41 days. He alleged further that on 5 May 1966 certain charges were read to them that the respondents had held secret meetings at seclu...