The leader of the Alliance for Restoration Rights, William Kofi Yirenkyi, has accused the Ghana Police Service of flouting directives issued by the Right to Information (RTI) Commission regarding the release of documents linked to three separate criminal investigations.

In an exclusive interview with Homebase TV journalist Beauty Etornam Amedzotsi on April 17, 2025, Yirenkyi stated that the Police Service has failed to comply with a clear directive from the Commission, which required them to release specific information to him within five days of receiving a letter from the Commission.

“The police are refusing to obey the law, even though they are a law enforcement agency,” he said.

According to him, despite the RTI Commission granting the Police a rescheduled hearing date at their own request, the Service failed to appear for the session and has since disregarded the Commission’s orders.

The cases in question — RTIC/AFR/22/2024, RTIC/AFR/120/2024, and RTIC/AFR/12/2025 — relate to various investigative reports, including one dating back to February 2024.

Following the Police’s failure to participate in the proceedings, the RTI Commission issued a letter dated April 11, 2025, mandating the release of the following:

A copy of a document dated March 21, 2024, along with its attachments, for case RTIC/AFR/22/2024.

Suspects' statements in the case The Republic vs. Derrick Maxwell Boateng and Others for case RTIC/AFR/120/2024.

A proper response to question 2 of Mr. Yirenkyi’s original request in case RTIC/AFR/12/2025, as the previous submissions were deemed unrelated.

The Commission also directed the Police to furnish copies of the documents to Yirenkyi, while keeping the Commission informed. A fee structure was included for the release of the documents, as stipulated under the Fees (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2022 (Act 1080).

More than five days have passed since the issuance of the order, yet Yirenkyi says he has not received the required documents — a situation he describes as “a blatant disregard of the RTI Act and the authority of the Commission.”



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