Akua Amoakowaa, ex-wife of business mogul, Dr. Kwaku Oteng has called out the Ghana police in a recent social media post.
Akua Amoakowaa has called out the Ghana Police for stooping too low for the rich people to use them to attack the poor.
In a recent post sighted by Ghbase.com, the ex-wife if has said that what the police do these days is contrary to their core mandate.
She claims the police are to protect the rights and privileges of the Ghanaian; both the rich and the poor but in our contemporary Ghanaian society, the rich use the police to instead intimidate and humiliate the everyday Ghanaian.
According to her as a legal practitioner, she is yet to find out which part of the constitution of Ghana says that a person should be arrested for owing another.
She claims owing someone is a civil case and not a criminal case so the police should put a stop to making such cases a criminal case.
The private legal practitioner has implored the Inspector General of Police, George Akuffo Dampare to ensure that all the policemen and women in the country are given proper education so that they do not turn out to intimidate and humiliate the poor instead of helping them.
“Some rich men in this country are using some policemen in the police service to intimidate and humiliate poor people in this country. The core mandate of the Ghana police service is to Apprehend and prosecute offenders, Maintain law and order, Protection of life and property”, she said.
“I haven’t come across any clause in the constitution or article that says a person can be kept behind bars overnight for owing someone. I am pleading with the IGP to please educate some policemen who are being used as debt collectors to leave that in the hands of the judiciary if the person did not acquire the debt through fraudulent means”, she added.
She concluded with “Owing someone is a civil case not a criminal case. The poor should have a voice in the country. I hardly bring my issues on social media but this time, adonko company ltd ………”