SEIDU CHAMAGOU AND NAADU LAMPTEY [2000]DLCHRAJ5869

Date	2000-08-18
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/451/98/1380
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5869

CHRIS AKUFFO OPOKU

[2000]DLCHRAJ5869
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">SEIDU CHAMAGOU<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">NAADU LAMPTEY<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/451/98/1380&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;18/08/2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
AKUFFO OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER 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>On 13th October 1998, Seidu Chamagou
lodged a complaint with this Commission.<o:p></o:p>The complainant alleged that he has been
taking care of 2 children of his late son in the past 22 years following the
death of his son.<o:p></o:p>The children's mother never looked for
them. She has now instituted an action against him in court for child
abduction. He has thus been ordered by the court to produce the two children in
court.<o:p></o:p>The
complainant's fear is that the children will not be returned to him if brought
to court.<o:p></o:p>The
complainant wants a guarantee from the Commission that the children will be
returned to him when produced in court.<o:p></o:p>Since the subject matter of this complaint
was pending before court the Commission's jurisdiction was thus ousted by
virtue of Section 8(2)(a) of Act 456.<o:p></o:p>Due
to the above, the Commission took a neutral position and appeared in court as a
friend of court to watch over the brief.<o:p></o:p>The
court constituted a committee (with the Commission's representation) to settle
the matter. The parties agreed that since the children in question are already
adults, they themselves should decide where they would stay.<o:p></o:p>In the light of the above, this Commission
decides that, this complaint has been resolved amicably by the parties.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

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