EL SHADDAI TEMPLE AND GA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL [2001]DLCHRAJ6042

Date	2001-12-04
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/1480/2001/825
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6042

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ6042
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">EL SHADDAI TEMPLE <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">GA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL <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/1480/2001/825&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:
04/12/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PROTECTION &amp; ENFORCEMENT) 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>DATE OF PETITION<o:p></o:p>17/5/2001<o:p></o:p>CLAIM<o:p></o:p>Restraint
of Ga Traditional Council from harassment.<o:p></o:p>SUMMARY OF PETITION<o:p></o:p>In
May 1999 El-Shaddai Temple was attacked during the ban on drumming and noise
making period by members of the Ga Traditional Council even though a formal
complaint was lodged to the Police no action was taken. In May 2001 an armed
group numbering 50 led by one Nuumo Ogbaami Mensah also known as Sakumo Wulomo.
The group disrupted the church service, seized musical instruments and forcibly
took them away. Even though the church lodged a formal complaint with the Accra
Central Police, a petition was lodged with the Commission for assistance and
also as a mark of protest to the Government.<o:p></o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p>Investigations
were commenced however the Commission was later informed that a Criminal
Summons had been served on the accused person Nuumo Ogbami Mensah to attend
court after being charged with offences of unlawful entry and stealing.<o:p></o:p>DECISION<o:p></o:p>The
Commission shall cease further investigation as the case is being prosecuted
before the Accra Circuit Tribunal.<o:p></o:p>LAW<o:p></o:p>This
is in accordance with Section 13(1)(b) of Commission on Human Rights and
Administrative Justice Act 1993 {Act 456) which states:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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13(1) "Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it
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