[2000]DLCHRAJ5769 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B050">JOHN K. AMOFA</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(COMPLAINANT)</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">AND<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B050">BUREAU OF NATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">Our Ref: </span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CHRAJ/27/97/1524 DATE: 29/08/2000<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="BodyA" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in"><span class="None"><b><i><span lang="IT" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-ansi-language:IT">commissioner</span></i></b></span><span class="None"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-indent:3.1pt;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">C. A. OPOKU DEP. CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#1F1F00">FOR </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#111100">COMMISSIONER</span><span class="None"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="BodyA" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUMMARY DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE OF COMPLAINT:</span></u></b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">11/3/97.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Complainant an employee of B.N.I was detained in April 1988 for allegedly stealing heroin exhibit. Dismissal letter was served whilst in detention on 30th May 1988. He remained in detention until 1990.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.3pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CLAIM</span></u></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-indent:.2pt;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Complainant wants re-instatement and payment of salary arrears.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">FINDINGS / OBSERVATION:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">By letter dated 21/1/99 respondents informed the Commission that complainant has not complied with provisions of Act 526 of 1996 B.N.I law. Efforts to find out from petitioner if he did comply have proved futile till date inspite of several reminder letters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DECISION / RECOMMENDATION:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The Commission ceases further investigation in the matter. This is in accordance with provisions of Section 13 (1) (b) of Act 456 which states that<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; text-indent:.45pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">“Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(b) that having regard to all the circumstances Of the case, any further investigation is unnecessary, it may refuse to investigate the matter further".<o:p></o:p></span></p></span>