GODWIN A. AVORGBEDOR AND 1. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE 2. CUSTOMS, EXCISE & PREVENTIVE SERVICE [2000]DLCHRAJ5798

GODWIN A. AVORGBEDOR AND 1. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE 2. CUSTOMS, EXCISE & PR... [2000]DLCHRAJ5798

Date	2000-04-22
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/402/98/656
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5798

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2000]DLCHRAJ5798
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color:#00B050">GODWIN A. AVORGBEDOR<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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color:#00B050">INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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Our
Ref: CHRAJ/402/98/656&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 22/04/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH
WHITTAL DIRECTOR (LEGAL &amp; INVESTIGATIONS) FOR: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>In
his petition titled "PETITION AGAINST UNFAIR HANDLING OF A MURDER
CASE", dated 10th September 1998, the Complainant stated that the
Respondents had perverted the course of justice.<o:p></o:p>He therefore requested the Commission to
intervene in the matter to enable justice prevail.<o:p></o:p>The 2nd Respondent investigated the
alleged murder of Ben Avegbedor and submitted the case docket to the
Attorney-General's Office in Ho, Volta Region, that advised that the 5
occupants of the LT Bus registration No. GR 9589 G be charged with smuggling.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>According
to the Complainant, CEPS officials shot dead his brother, Ben Avorgbedor, at
Mepe in the Tongu District of the Volta Region of Ghana, whilst his other two
siblings, Richard Avorgbedor and Elikplim Avorgbedor, sustained gun shot wounds
without the least provocation from them.<o:p></o:p>He stated that he reported the matter to
the Police at Aveyime and was not happy about the way the Police Commander
handled the case. He accused the Volta Regional Police Commander, Mr. Agboada
of bias.<o:p></o:p>According
to him, Mr. Agboada remarked that the CEPS officials were right in killing his
brother, Ben Avorgbedor. As a result, instead of preferring charges of murder
against the CEPS officials he (Mr. Agboada) rather charged the Complainant with
smuggling. He therefore sought the assistance of the Commission to investigate
the matter in respect of his dead brother. Ben Avorgbedor, and those wounded.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>