KWAKU OPOKU MENSAH AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (IGP) [2004]DLCHRAJ6108

Date	2004-05-19
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/194/99/1037
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6108

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ6108
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAKU OPOKU
MENSAH<o:p></o:p>{COMPLAINANT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>INSPECTOR
GENERAL OF POLICE (IGP)<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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Ref: CHRAJ/194/99/1037&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>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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>James
Bruce Smith was a remand prisoner at James Fort for the past 5 months. The
Complainant brought a petition to the Commission for his release as a result of
non-tial. However, the Respondent stated that the delay in trying the remanded
prisoner was due to the transfer of the investigator of the case to a new
schedule.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COMPLAINANT'S VERSION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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mso-border-shadow:yes">According
to the Complainant, James Bruce-Smith was remanded in the prisons custody for 5
months without being tried by the court of law. The Complainant alleged that
Mr. Bruce-Smith was charged with rape. He appealed to the Commission to ensure
that justice was done to Smith for a speedy trial.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RESPONDENT'S VERSION<o:p></o:p>The
Commission contacted the James Fort Prison and was directed to contact Nungua
Police for further information.<o:p></o:p>On
21st April 1999, Mr. Adu Poku of Legal Advice Office of the Police
Administration, was interviewed on the case under reference. According to Mr.
Adu Poku, the investigator of the case had been assigned to a new schedule and
the file was yet to be reassigned.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ACTION BY THE COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>