ERSKINE OWUSU AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE [2001]DLCHRAJ6049

Date	2001-02-28
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/TR.396/95/791
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6049

BENJAMIN K. OPPONG

[2001]DLCHRAJ6049
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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">ERSKINE OWUSU <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">INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE <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/TR.396/95/791&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 28/02/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>BENJAMIN
K. OPPONG DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LEGAL/OPERATIONS 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>The
Complainant, Erskine Owusu, petitioned this Commission in 1994 alleging that he
and four other police officers had been unjustly dismissed by the Police
Council through a radio announcement on 23 March 1986.<o:p></o:p>He said he petitioned the Police Council,
which later commuted his dismissal to compulsory retirement as no adverse
finding had been made against him. The Paymaster General was to process his
retirement benefits.<o:p></o:p>The
complainant however asserted that his retirement should take effect from August
1994 when the decision was taken to retire him. As a result, he is claiming
salary arrears, promotion and other benefits, which should accrue to him being
a serving officer until August 1994. He also is claiming compensation for the
unjust disruption of his career.<o:p></o:p>The respondent stated that the Police
Council had varied the effective date of the complainant's retirement to 4
August 1994 and had directed the Paymaster-General accordingly.<o:p></o:p>The
complainant in his reaction counter claimed saying that he was also entitled to
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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His retiring benefits should
be calculated on the minimum rank of Inspector.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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An upward adjustment of his
salaries by at least the average annual government interest rate from 1986 to
1994.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ten million cedis compensation
for disgrace and defamation of character.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Ten million cedis compensation
for the destruction of his personal property through the wickedness and
negligence of the Police Service.<o:p></o:p>