BAWA JACOB AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE [2001]DLCHRAJ6024

Date	2001-08-06
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/792/2000/998
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6024

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ6024
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">BAWA JACOB<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">GHANA POLICE SERVICE <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<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/792/2000/998&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; DATE: 06/08/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. 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>J.D.
Clottey-Sefa Esq., Legal and Programme Officer, Africa Legal Aid filed a
complaint on behalf of Bawa Jacob with this Commission on 3rd October, 2000.<o:p></o:p>According
to J.D. Clottey, his client was enlisted into the Ghana Police Service in 1997.
Mr. Jacob Bawa was subsequently discharged from Service as a result of giving
his GCE "O' Level Certificate to Musah Paul Bawa, who succeeded in
enlisting into the Service. Mr. J. Clottey-Sefa stated that his client Jacob
Bawa was highly aggrieved and dissatisfied with the action taken against him by
the Police Administration, as he was not given any opportunity to defend
himself.<o:p></o:p>Mr.
D.J. Clottey-Sefa craved the indulgence of the Commission to investigate the
case and order the reinstatement of Jacob Bawa.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent explained that Jacob Bawa was discharged from Service as a result of
adverse positive vetting report submitted on Ex-No.32641 GC/2 Jacob Bawa who
was actually known as Musah Paul Bawa, by which criminal, means and design you
gave your 'O' Level result slip to him to pose as John Bawa, for which both of
you succeeded in enlisting into the Ghana Police Service, the Inspector-General
of Police has directed that you be discharged from the Service forthwith."<o:p></o:p>The
Commission's investigations revealed that the respondent, after its further
investigations into the matter, had rescinded its earlier decision by
reinstating the complainant into the Service.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant Jacob Bawa confirmed his reinstatement into the Service. He stated
that he is now undergoing a refresher course at Police National Academy,
Tesano. He therefore urged the Commission to suspend its investigations into
the matter.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission hereby ceases further investigations into the matter in accordance
with the provision of Section 13(1)(b) of the Commission on Human Rights and<o:p></o:p>Administrative
Justice Act, 1993, Act 456 which states that:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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(1) where in the course of investigation of any complaint it appears to the
Commission -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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that having regard to all the circumstances of the case, any further
investigation is unnecessary, it may refuse to investigate the matters
further."<o:p></o:p>