TETTEH CHARLES AND INTER-CON SECURITY SERVICES [2004]DLCHRAJ5715

Date	2004-05-19
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/2026/2001/1038
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5715

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ5715
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TETTEH
CHARLES<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>INTER-CON
SECURITY SERVICES<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/2026/2001/1038&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 19/05/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL
OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p>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>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.85pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">On
15th November 2001, Tetteh Charles, a former employees of Inter-Con Security
Services complained against his former employer for refusing to pay him
compensation following his dismissal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>THE COMPLAINANT'S CASE:<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant stated that he was dismissed on 10th February 2000 after armed
robbers numbering about fifteen attacked him at post. He worked with the
Respondent for one year one month (from 27th January 1999).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.25pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">He
said he submitted a statement on the incident to the Respondent but instead of
being compensated, he was dismissed. He appealed to the Commission to assist
him claim his benefits.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>THE COMMISSION'S
OBSERVATIONS:<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant failed to contact the Commission for a very long time. In its
letter dated 19th December 2003 and reference 2026/2001/619, the Commission
invited him to communicate his position on the matter and to indicate whether he
was still interested in pursuing the matter but he failed to contact the
Commission.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DECISION:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.4pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Commission holds the view that the Complainant abandoned the case due to his
failure to respond to invitations. The case cannot remain pending indefinitely.
Accordingly, the Commission ceases investigation into the matter in line with
Section 13(1)(b) of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
Act, 1993 (Act 456) which states: <o:p></o:p>