NII DAVID ATUQUAYE-FIO AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE, ODORKOR [2004]DLCHRAJ5928

Date	2004-11-02
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/4554/04/1342
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ5928

KENNETH MAINOO

[2004]DLCHRAJ5928
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII DAVID
ATUQUAYE-FIO<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>GHANA POLICE
SERVICE, ODORKOR<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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:center;
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Ref: CHRAJ/4554/04/1342&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; 02/11/2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.9pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Complainant alleged that his son was arrested by the Odorkor Police for
allegedly organising Land Guards to beat up a certain woman.<o:p></o:p>That
efforts to get his son released on bail have proved futile as the Police have
refused to give him bail.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant prayed the Commission to assist him secure his son's release.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OBSERVATION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
1.2pt;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 as a matter of urgency visited the Odorkor Police Station where the
son was allegedly being kept in custody to ascertain the facts of the case.<o:p></o:p>At
the Police Station, the C.I.D investigating the case informed the Commission
that the Kaneshie Circuit Court has remanded the Complainant's son into Police
custody for illegally distributing firearms.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
.45pt;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">The
Police officer in-charge of the Station showed to the Commission the warrant
committing the Complainant's son into Police custody. It was found out that the
matter was pending before a court of competent jurisdiction and that it was the
court that had remanded him into Police custody to re-appear on August 14,
2003.<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:
1.65pt;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 in view of the circumstances above, ceases investigations into the
matter in accordance with Section 8(2)(a) of Act 456 which states that:<o:p></o:p>