Judges On The Payroll Of Criminals In Cape Coast?

The rumour mill in Cape Coast and Elmina is awash with allegations that some judges are on the payroll of some criminals and for that reason any time these criminals are brought to court for prosecution they are let off the hook.

The Cape Coast police are therefore wondering journalists in region have failed to expose this unholy alliance between some judges and criminals even though they aware of what is going on.

A police commander who spoke to Public Agenda on anonymity said, some of police personnel have become targets of the criminals for standing on their grounds to fighting crime. The commander regretted that the attitude of some judges is counter productive to the efforts of the police to clamp down on the activities of the criminals.

“Even though some of these criminals are caught red handed with their booty they are often set free by the courts”, the police officer said. These days the criminals openly ply their trade in urban buses and taxis, and sometimes engage in exchanging gun fire with the police.

Some of these criminals are also involved in the stealing of goats and sheep which sell cheaply. The Regional Police Commander, ACP Atinga has been a victim of the exploits of the criminals. Recently, a sheep valued at about ¢1.5 million was stolen from her residence. Acting on a tip off, the police managed to arrest one Ibrahim who was escaping with 19 sheep. However, when he was arraigned before court he was set free. Public Agenda learnt that ACP Atinga was unhappy with the court’s decision, but there was little she could do about.

The Police are considering discontinuing the arrest of criminals who engage in stealing goats and sheep, Public Agenda has learnt.