[ 2015-01-29 ]

Police officers who petitioned Mahama to be sanctioned
The six police officers who petitioned President
John Mahama over promotions in the service are
likely to be sanctioned by the Ghana Police
administration.

This is because the officers may not have
exhausted the service’s channels for addressing
grievances.

Six senior Police officers petitioned President
Mahama over what they described as anomalies in
the recent promotions made in the service
requesting the President to ask the Inspector
General of Police Mohammed Alhassan to review the
process.

But speaking to Citi News, the Director of Police
Public Affairs at the Ghana Police administration,
DCOP David Ampah Banyin said: “To go to the
President is a serious matter.”

He was of the opinion that the officers could have
petitioned the Police Council which is the highest
decision making body in the service after their
attempts to get a hearing failed at various
channels.

There have been complaints about unfair promotions
in the past by police officers but none have gone
as far as the presidency.

The Police administration is currently trying to
establish if the officers used all the means
available to make their case heard.

“When the time comes for us to give our
punishment we will know whether they followed the
laid down regulations.” DCOP Ampah Benin said.

Source - Citifmonline

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