THE REPUBLIC vs. THE CENTRAL DISCIPLINARY BOARD NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS GHANA POLICE SERVICE AND 2 OTHERS EX PARTE FRANCIS LORLEMTEY

The Applicant, until the 18th of May, 2018 was a Police Officer of the rank of a corporal. He was charged together with one G/Corporal Ernest Kensah, for misconduct, contrary to Regulation 82(1) under Police Service Regulations, 2012, C.I 76. The two are said to have travelled from Tamale to Garu when they checked into a hotel with arms. Based on a tip off that they were robbers the Police and Military swooped in on them and took them to Bolgatanga and eventually to Accra. The two appeared before a Regional Service Inquiry presided over by ASP William Apraku, the Adjudicating Officer, who found Corporal Kensah guilty for keeping arms and ammunitions without authority but found the Applicant not guilty. He was acquitted and discharged. This was approved by the Regional Disciplinary Board. Upon review by the Central Disciplinary Board it rather overturned the concurrence of the Regional Disciplinary Board of the determination by the Adjudicating Officer, who found the Applicant not gu...