[ 2014-09-18 ]

Lauretta Is Sinking' CHRAJ - Emile Short
A former Commissioner of the Commission of Human
Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Emile
Short, has expressed worry over the 'sinking
image' of the Commission under the leadership of
Ms Lauretta Lamptey .

Although CHRAJ has a mandate to protect and
promote administrative justice to ensure that the
government and its officers are accountable and
transparent, three years down the line, the
Commission is yet to carry out any investigation
into the major corruption scandals that have
rocked the country.

The current CHRAJ Commissioner, Ms Lauretta
Lamptey has also been accused of spending
$180,000 on a rent at the AU Village at the
expense of the State.

Speaking on the Citi Eye Witness News on Tuesday,
Justice Emile Short said 'I have had negative
reports from within and outside CHRAJ about the
state of affairs in CHRAJ. I have been very
reluctant to speak publicly about these reports
because any comment I make might be misconstrued
especially since I was there before.'

He said such disturbing reports portray CHRAJ in a
'rather sinking in nature,' hence calling for a
drastic measure be adopted by the Commission to
redeem its image that has come under public
ridicule.

Recently, a financial analyst Sydney
Casely-Hayford also described the Commission as '
incompetent , for its disinterest' in the supposed
misappropriation of funds by the 2014 World Cup
Committee.

Among other things, the Commission is supposed
to:

Investigate complaints of maladministration, abuse
of power and unfair treatment by public
officials;

Investigate complaints about actions of public
institutions, including Ministries, Departments,
Agencies [MDAs], where such actions and decisions
occasion injustice, unfairness or hardship;

Investigate complaints of unequal access to
recruitment into the public services [MDAs, Police
Service, Prisons Service, Armed Forces, etc];

Take appropriate action to remedy, correct or
reverse any action or decision that can be
described as maladministration, abuse of office,
or unfair treatment, or which undermines sound
public administration;

Educate the public to demand and hold public
officials accountable in public administration.

Source - Citifmonline

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