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28 Ghanaian Police Service Personnel Dismissed over Misconduct

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28 Ghanaian Police Service Personnel Dismissed over Misconduct


The Police Service has dismissed 28 personnel, including two females, for showing unprofessionalism.

 

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This was as a result of complaints lodged by the public, of which they were found culpable of 181 cases of unprofessional conduct, from January to August 2020.

Superintendent of Police, Mrs. Sheila Kessie Abayie-Buckman, the Director of Public Affairs of the , in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, gave some of the misconducts as insubordination, drunk whilst duty, and engaging in part-time business outside the Service without permission.

were the negligent permission of a prisoner to escape from lawful custody, failure to make an entry in official documents, misuse of a firearm, and absent from duty without permission.

Mrs. Abayie-Buckman said the affected officers were from the ranks of Constable to Assistant Commissioner of Police that is; “Constable, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Superintendent, Chief Superintendent and Assistant Commissioner of Police”.
During investigations, 151 of the cases reported were found to be partially true, and aside from the 28 officers who were dismissed, some had their ranks reduced, she said.

Mrs. Abayie-Buckman said in 2019, out of the 291 complaints made against police officers, 191 were proven guilty.

She said the disciplinary actions were taken to maintain high standards of professionalism in the Service.

On the brighter side, a number of personnel, including 43 from the Headquarters, were commended for exemplary conduct between January and August 2020, she said.

“The Police Administration is making efforts to educate the men and women on the need to exhibit professionalism at all times,” Mrs. Abayie-Buckman said.

“The Service will not shield any personnel who misconducts himself or herself in the course of duty to bring the name of the Service into disrepute.”

She urged the public not to hesitate to bring to report unscrupulous police personnel.

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C. A. Asante is a teacher (Village Teacher) by profession who has reported on a number of elections in Ghana for Central Press Newspaper. He is known among his peers as a researcher and regular contributor in Education, Politics, etc. Follow : Instagram- @ chris_asante1...Facebook: CA Asante

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