Ministry directs action be taken on Dansoman shooting report

Accra, (Greater Accra) 17 Feb. '99,



The Ministry of the Interior has directed the Inspector General of Police to ensure that the case docket on the Dansoman shooting of Isaac Biney be forwarded to the Attorney General for further action. The directive followed the release of the report of a four- member committee, which investigated the shooting of Isaac Kofi Biney, alias Joe, by the Police at his residence at Dansoman last year. The report, among other things, said the Police Inspector, who allegedly fired the shot be held liable for murder. The committee rejected the evidence of Inspector Patrick Kuzorli that he fired the gun that killed the deceased in self-defence. It said though the Police were on a lawful exercise, they could have arrested the deceased without necessarily killing him. The Ministry recommended that disciplinary action against various Policemen should be carried out without delay. The Ministry directed that the Police Administration should impress upon all levels of officers the need to present correct accounts of situations in either reports presented to the Minister of the Interior and at all levels of Service in order to maintain their credibility and integrity. It directed that copies of Police service regulations and other relevant documents must be made available to all Police personnel. The Ministry also recommended for the consideration of the Attorney General the payment of adequate compensation to the estate of the deceased. This shall take note of all relevant factors including his burial and funeral. GRi.../