REPUBLIC vs. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND ANOTHER EX PARTE; IBRAHIM ALIAS TELLEY [1976]DLHC15171

REPUBLIC vs. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND ANOTHER EX PARTE; IBRAHIM ALIAS TEL... [1976]DLHC15171

Date	1976-04-28
Suit No.	[1977] 1 GLR 7
Citation No.	[1976]DLHC15171

TAYLOR J.

P. A. ADJETEY FOR APPLICANT

D.K. AFREH CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY (WITH HIM O. SAMPONG SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR RESPONDENTS

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  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#00B0F0">REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
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  text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  color:#00B0F0">INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
  margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
  text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  color:#00B0F0">EX PARTE; IBRAHIM ALIAS TELLEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[1977] 1 GLR 7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  28<sup>th</sup> APRIL 1976<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">P. A. ADJETEY FOR
  APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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  line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">D.K. AFREH, CHIEF STATE
  ATTORNEY (WITH HIM O. SAMPONG, SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY), FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:99.75pt;margin-bottom:
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  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUSTICE
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  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">TAYLOR
  J.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
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  115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">JUDGMENT OF TAYLOR J.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
  115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
  mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
  0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">I have
  had considerable difficulty with this case involving as it does in my opinion
  a novel constitutional issue of great complexity.&nbsp; In exercise of
  resolving the matter I had great assistance in the able and painstaking
  argument of counsel on both sides. The central issue itself is quite simple.
  On 9 December 1975, the applicant herein through his counsel moved this court
  ex parte for leave to apply for an order of habeas corpus directed to the
  Inspector-General of Police and the Director of of Prisons to show cause why
  he, the said applicant held in alleged unlawful detention at the Nsawam
  Medium Security Prisons since 5 December 1975, should not be released from
  custody. The application came before me on 10 December 1975. After a series
  of adjournments the application was heard on 15 December 1975 and on that
  date I granted leave to the applicant to apply for the order of habeas
  corpus.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
  &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
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  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The
  applicant on the same day filed his motion paper and supporting affidavit and
  these documents together with the ex parte motion paper, the supporting
  affidavit and an order granting leave were served on the Inspector-General of
  Police and the Director of Prisons. The hearing was fixed for 22 December
  1975 and was on that date adjourned to 23 December 1975 as the respondents,
  the Inspector-General of Police and the Director of Prisons did not appear
  nor were they represented by counsel. On 23 December 1975, there was still no
  representation and so in view of the Christmas holidays the case was
  adjourned to 7 January 1976. On 7 January 1976 a state attorney appeared for
  the Inspector-General of Police and the Director of Prisons, and on his
  application the case was adjourned to 9 January 1976 presumably to enable him
  to obtain instructions. On the adjourned date, however, the state attorney
  withdrew from [p.11] the case on the grounds that he was unable to obtain
  instructions from the respondents.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
  line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
  &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.5in;margin-bottom:
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  115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times </main>