GIFTY MAWUENYEGA-TEHODA vs. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE AND ANOTHER [2017]DLHC3929

Date	2017-03-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HR 9/13
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3929

JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO HIGH COURT JUDGE.

LIVINGSTON AMEYIVOR (WITH HIM OLIVIA DZEBRE) FOR THE PLAINTIFF

WILLIAM AKWETEY BONSU (SNR. STATE ATTORNEY) BEING LED BY CECIL

ADADEVOR (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[2017]DLHC3929
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GIFTY MAWUENYEGA-TEHODA<o:p></o:p>&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; vs.&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; <o:p></o:p>THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF
POLICE AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (HUMAN RIGHTS
DIVION 1), ACCRA<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. HR 9/13&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; 31ST MARCH, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>LIVINGSTON AMEYIVOR (WITH HIM, OLIVIA DZEBRE) FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
WILLIAM AKWETEY BONSU (SNR. STATE ATTORNEY) BEING LED BY CECIL ADADEVOR
(PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANTS. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO, HIGH COURT JUDGE. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>By her
Originating Motion filed on 10th September, 2012, the Plaintiff
before this Court applied for the enforcement of her fundamental human rights
under Article 33 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992 and
Order 67 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2014 (C.I 47). <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The action as instituted was against the Inspector General of
Police (IGP), the Trial Officer National Police Headquarters, The Director
General, Bureau of National Investigations and the Attorney General as the
first, second, third and fourth Respondents respectively. On record is the
Plaintiff’s action by a Writ of Summons accompanied by a Statement of Claim
filed on 6th November, 2012, against the Attorney General and the
Inspector General of Police as first and second Defendants respectively. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The record of proceedings indicate that the suit evidence was
received by this Court in Suit Number HRC9/13, the same suit number on the Writ
of Summons filed by the Plaintiff on 10th September, 2012 and
distinct from suit number HRCM/361/12 founded on the Plaintiff’s Originating
Motion of 10th September, 2012. The record is silent on these
apparent originating processes. In open court, I have sought clarification from
Counsel and their claim is that the Originating Motion filed on 10th September,
2012, was struck out as withdrawn. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The action of the Plaintiff therefore survived per the Writ of
Summons filed on 6th November, 2012. Per her Writ of Summons, the
Plaintiff seeks from this Court the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A declaration that the
detention of the Plaintiff from 28th December, 2011 till 12 January,
2012 and from 13th till 17th January, 2012 is unlawful
and violates her fundamental rights to liberty. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Compensation by way of damages
for unlawful detention. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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