[2001]DLCHRAJ6032February 22, 2001Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice

CHARLES T. ZIECHE AND DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND WILDLIFE

The Complainant, a Technical (Game) Assistant, served the Respondent from 1st October, 1973 until 31 January, 1978 when he was dismissed for an alleged poaching or abetment of poaching of a leopard. According to the complainant, in the evening of 29th January; 1978 write feturning to his Palma Camp of Mole - National Park, Damongo from Larabanga Village with 2 other colleagues, he challenged a man carrying a sack. The man suddenly threw away the sack and bolted. They retrieved the sack and on inspection, they discovered a fresh leopard skin inside. They took the sack with the leopard skin to the camp with the intention of making report to their headquarters in the morning. However, as soon as they arrived at the camp they were informed of some poaching activity going ortálong Sawla-Larabangu road; they were therefore obliged to go on patrol. While on patrol the Senior Game Warden led a team which searched the complainant's room and took the sack and leopard skin to Headquarters. All t....