EX-DETECTIVE EKOW ADDISON AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE [2009]DLCHRAJ17386

Date	2009-12-14
Suit No.	CHRAJ/3232/2002/1610
Citation No.	[2009]DLCHRAJ17386

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2009]DLCHRAJ17386
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EX-DETECTIVE EKOW ADDISON<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><div style="font-family: Poppins, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">CHRAJ/3232/2002/1610&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; 14/12/09<o:p></o:p></div>COMMISSIONER:<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH WHITTAL DIRECTOR (LEGAL &amp; INVESTIGATIONS) FOR: COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="font-family: Poppins, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 31pt 31pt 1pt;">DECISION<o:p></o:p></div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The Complainant lodged a complaint against the Respondent for the alleged gruesome killing of one John Kobina Addision Jnr. However the Respondent denied such allegation and attributed the death of John Kobina Addison Jnr. to an alleged mob attack.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANTS CASE<o:p></o:p>According to the Complainant the late John Kobina Addison Jnr was a father of two children and a Welder who had his workshop at Control Area, Dansoman. However he had a mental problem. The deceased later changed his welding profession to a Taxi Cab driver.<o:p></o:p>In order to cure his mental problem which had been recurring sporadically, the deceased decided to seek both medical and spiritual means to cure his illness.<o:p></o:p>On the 20th of April, 2002 the younger brother of the deceased called Kwame Esoum visited his late brother and gave him Six Ghana Cedis (GH$6.00) for maintenance. The deceased younger brother detected the sickness had recurred and the family started searching every corner of Accra for him, but without success.<o:p></o:p>According to the Complainant there was a certain taxi driver who informed the family that he had seen the deceased having a scuffle with a team of Police and Military men on "beat duty" at Obetsebi Lamptey Circle.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant stated that he lodged a complaint at the Kaneshie Police Station about the fact that his deceased brother was missing.<o:p></o:p>According to the Complainant he went to the Odorkor Motor Traffic and Transport Unit where he was told that his brother had died. The Complainant stated that his deceased brother together with two men (now at large) allegedly stole unspecified money from an old lady who sells at the Kaneshie Market.<o:p></o:p>The deceased was given a hot chase and arrested by the Police/Military patrol team where he struggled with the team, broke the windscreen of someone's vehicle and was finally knocked down by a vehicle and later died at the hospital.<o:p></o:p>The Complainant again stated that his deceased brother was given a mass burial since the Police allegedly failed to prepare the body for autopsy. The Complainant said that he lodged a complaint with the District Commander who ordered investigations into the matter.<o:p></o:p>He sought the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Poppins !important; line-height: 2 !important;">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fresh investigations into the matter regarding the death of the deceased.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; border: none; font-size: 16px !important; font-family: Poppins !important; line-height: 2 !important;">2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The deceased body to be given to the bereaved family for burial.<o:p></o:p>