{"id":245458,"date":"2024-11-04T16:33:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/court-dismisses-application-against-deputy-igp\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:33:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:33:36","slug":"court-dismisses-application-against-deputy-igp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/04\/court-dismisses-application-against-deputy-igp\/","title":{"rendered":"Court dismisses application against Deputy IGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by a lecturer seeking to prohibit COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from performing his role as Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) in charge of operations.<\/p>\n<p>Emmanuel Felix Amantey had alleged that the police council and the presidency acted in excess of their powers when the two offices appointed a deputy IGP in charge of operations.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, not only is the constitution and the Ghana Police Service ACT silent on such a role, but the only legal document that anticipates such an office is the police service regulation which does not make room for a deputy in charge of operations.<\/p>\n<p>He thus filed the judicial review application accusing the president and the police council of perpetrating an illegality.<\/p>\n<p>But Justice Richard Apietu in delivering his ruling on the matter indicated that the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court was not properly invoked.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that while such powers of the court are concerned with adjudicatory functions exercised by lower adjudicating bodies, the President and the Police Council are not lower adjudicating bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Apietu further argued that the President and the Police Council were exercising administrative powers.<\/p>\n<p>He thus dismissed the application.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The High Court in Accra has dismissed an application by a lecturer seeking to prohibit COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from performing his role as Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) in charge of operations. 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