[2004]DLCHRAJ5866 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B050">SAMUEL KWADWO PREKO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COMPLAINANT)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B050">INTER-CON SECURITY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">Our Ref: </span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CHRAJ/4092/2003/444 07/04/2004<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY SUPERVISING PRIN. LEGAL OFFICER For: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUMMARY DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">INTROUDCTION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">In a Complaint received on the 5th of December 2003 the Complainant sought compensation from the Respondent for wrongfully dismissing him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 1.6pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">The Complainant alleged that he was involved in a lorry accident while on patrol duties with the Respondent's official vehicle on the 28th December, 2003. The Respondent had since the 6th February 2003 wrongfully dismissed him for allegedly collaborating with the driver of the vehicle to conceal the truth about the cause of the accident.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">OBSERVATION</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 1.65pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">The Commission declines to investigate this mater further as it does not involve human rights violation. Furthermore the Respondent in this matter is a private organization. The Complainant may seek redress at the Labour office or go to court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-indent:.7pt;line-height: normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">Any further investigation into the case is ceased in accordance with S. 13 (1) (a) of Act 456, which states:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">S.13 (1) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt; margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">"Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt; margin-left:.5in;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt: 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[a] That under the law or existing administrative practice there is ade