THERESA NYARKO AND WASSEN ATTIEH [2004]DLCHRAJ5714

Date	2004-09-23
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/4477/2004/960
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5714

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5714
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THERESA
NYARKO<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>WASSEN ATTIEH<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/4477/2004/960&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 23/09/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL
OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>SUMMARY DECISION<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 alleged that she worked with the Respondent as a help for 25 years.
She further alleged that she had a verbal exchange with the Respondent's
daughter. She says that as a result of this, the Respondent assaulted her
physically and threw her out of the house. She says that the Respondent just
threw her out without giving her anything.<o:p></o:p>She
wants the Commission to intervene.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION AND DECISION<o:p></o:p>The
Commission observes that the Complainant has already complained to the
Cantonments Police in respect of the assault. It is advised that she pursues
the criminal aspect of the case there.<o:p></o:p>In
respect of the end of service, the Commission advises that she gets the
services of the Legal Aid Board to initiate action in court against the
Respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Commission therefore decline investigation as per Section 13(1)(a) of 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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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">"Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint
it appears to the Commission that under the law or existing administrative
practice there is adequate remedy for the complaint, whether or not the
complainant has availed himself of it, it may refuse to investigate the matter
further."<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

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