NOAMESI A. KODZO AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE

INTRODUCTION In the complaint dated 16th February 2001, the Complainant petitioned against his dismissal and the Inspector General of Police for influencing his appeal which was before the Police Council. FACTS According to the Complainant, he was an Assistant Superintendent of Police then stationed at the Manso Nkwanta in the Ashanti Region. On 18th December 1997, whilst on four days pass, he drove the Service vehicle No. GP 749 from Manso Nkwanta to Likpe-Bala in the Volta Region to attend to the funeral rites of his late uncle, Chief Inspector B.K.E. Ayiti (Rtd) On the way back to Agbozome, the vehicle got involved in an accident. The vehicle was fowed to the Service workshop and an amount of ¢2,050,000.00 was spent in putting it back in shape. The Complainant admitted the offence when he appeared before the Police Investigation Panel on Wednesday, 29th April 1998 and pleaded guilty to the 3 counts of misconduct. He was consequently convicted on his own plea. The panel recomme....