Extortion In Kosovo: Police Council calls for probe

The Police Council on Wednesday called for immediate investigation into the allegation of extortion of money from police officers on peacekeeping duties in Kosovo.

A statement from the Ghana Police Service Council and signed by its Chairman Mr B.J.Da Rocha, said though the Police Administration has denied any allegation of extorting money from its officers, the matter calls for a thorough investigation to ascertain the real source of the story and whether it is true or false.

The statement said the news item which appeared on the Ghana Home Page website and used by the local media accused the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the Minister for the Interior and some "top government officials" as being behind the extortion.

It said the Council will at its meeting this month consider the matters raised in the news item and the outcome of the investigations and recommend appropriate action to be taken. The Police Administration in a statement on 06 January 2003 denied the allegation.

PS: Ghanaweb will update readers on the outcome of this investigation. We HOPE the UN worker will hold back, till the result of the investigation by the Govt are made public.
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