MOSES MANYE AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE [2004]DLCHRAJ6092

Date	2004-03-25
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/762/2000/255
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6092

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ6092
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOSES MANYE<o:p></o:p>{COMPLAINANT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>GHANA POLICE
SERVICE<o:p></o:p>{RESPONDENT}<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p>Our Ref: CHRAJ/762/2000/255&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;25/03/2004<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
his complaint lodged on 28th September 2000, the Complainant prayed the
Commission to impress upon the Respondent to prosecute certain culprits in an
assault case reported by his cousin, Klutse Adjokatse.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant lodged the complaint on behalf of his cousin by name Klutse
Adjokatse who was a taxi driver at Sogakope in the Volta Region. He alleged
that on 3rd November 1999 about seven (7) officers of the CEPS stationed at Sogakope
assaulted his cousin without any justified cause. Upon enquiry, it was
discovered that the matter had been reported to the Sogakope Police and CID
Inspector Bright and Sergeant Gli were supposed to be in charge of the case.
The Complainant also gathered that no statements were taken from the CEPS
officials.<o:p></o:p>According
to the Complainant, he made several attempts to have the Respondent find the
culprits to enable legal proceedings to take its course. For instance, he wrote
to the Regional Police Commander complaining of the rather lukewarm attitude
displayed by the Sogakope Police in respect of the assault case involving his
cousin. Nothing conclusive came out of this effort. Again, when the Sogakope
Police told him that they had written to CEPS Head Office to release the
culprits to "assist investigations, he personally followed-up to the CEPS
Head Office only to be told that no correspondence had been received from them.<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant felt that it would be a case of travesty of justice and disregard
for the rights of certain citizens if the culprits were left off the hook after
subjecting Klutse to brutal maltreatment. He therefore petitioned the
Commission to institute investigations into his allegations in order to let
justice prevail.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>