WALTER ROELLI AND NANA AKUA SERWAA [2002]DLCHRAJ5912

Date	2002-07-25
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/297/98/808
Citation No.	[2002]DLCHRAJ5912

C. A. OPOKU

[2002]DLCHRAJ5912
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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">WALTER ROELLI <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">NANA AKUA SERWAA <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/297/98/808&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 25/07/2002<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>C.
A. OPOKU DEP. 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>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>In
a complaint dated 2nd July 1998, the Complainant prayed this Commission to
assist him retrieve his personal property from the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>THE COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Complainant, a foreign national,
stated that he met and struck up a relationship with a Ghanaian lady.<o:p></o:p>He stated that he moved to Ghana and
acquired landed property. He also bought furniture and other household items
with the aim of setting up home with the Respondent.<o:p></o:p>He stated however, that unknown to him,
the Respondent had changed all the title deeds into her own name.<o:p></o:p>She
had further seized all his personal effects.<o:p></o:p>He stated that he was prepared to let her
have the landed property. He however wanted his personal effects back as some
were momentos of his past.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission invited the Complainant to provide the Respondent's address and a
list of the items claimed and also more details of his claim.<o:p></o:p>Although he has provided the Complainant's
address, he has failed to provide a list of the items.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission has also not heard from him since 19th August 1998.<o:p></o:p>In
view of this, the Commission has no choice but to cease investigations in
accordance with Section 13 (1) (b) which states as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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of the investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p>