EX-DETECTIVE EKOW ADDISON AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE [2009]DLCHRAJ5999

Date	2009-12-14
Suit No.	CHRAJ/3232/2002/1610
Citation No.	[2009]DLCHRAJ5999

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2009]DLCHRAJ5999
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color:#00B050">EX-DETECTIVE EKOW ADDISON<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">GHANA POLICE SERVICE<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 1.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">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; &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;14/12/09<o:p></o:p>

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</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-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Fresh investigations into the
matter regarding the death of the deceased.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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The deceased body to be given
to the berea</main>