Twenty-one police personnel were
dismissed from the Ghana Police
Service in the first quarter of 2014 for
various acts of misconducts,
investigations by The Finder have
revealed.
Out of the number, two were Cor
porals (Cpl), 15 were Lance Corporals
(L/Cpl), and four Constables (Const.).
Nine personnel, including one Su
perintendent, one Chief lnspector,
one Corporal and six Lance
Corporals, were also reduced in rank.
A Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) and
one Assistant Superintendent of
Police (ASP) were also sacked within
the period.
In addition, a Lance Corporal (L/Cpl.)
and one Constable (Const.) were
severely reprimanded while two
Deputy Superintendents of Police
(DSP), two Lance Corporals (L/Cpl.)
and two Constables (Const.) were rep
rimanded. One Constable was served
with a letter of caution.
The disciplinary actions were ne
cessitated in relation to 245 cases
brought before the Police Intelligence
and Professional Standards Bureau
(PIPS) of the Ghana Police Service
against some police personnel for the
first quarter of 2014.
Out of that number, 127 cases have
been investigated while 118 are pend
ing, according to investigations by
The Finder.
The investigations also revealed that
the cases brought before PIPS were
grouped into 15 categories.
The categories ranged from mis
conduct, indulging in civil cases,
withholding of exhibit, and
unprofessional handling of cases to
misappropriation of exhibits.
Others are police brutality, harass
ment, extortion, undue delay of inves
tigation, and causing damage.
The rest are unfair treatment, enlist
ment fraud, and motor accident.
Unprofessional handlings of cases
topped the categories, with a total of
45 cases, followed by undue delay of
investigations, which were 40 cases.
A total of 30 cases were recorded
under indulging in civil cases while
unlawful arrest and detention
recorded 27 cases.
Misconduct and unfair treatment
recorded 25 cases together, with
police brutality recording 16 cases,
and 13 harassment cases.
Source:The Finder
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