An Accra High Court has dismissed a judicial review application filed by a lecturer, Emmanuel Felix Amantey, seeking to prevent COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from serving as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) in charge of operations.<\/p>\n The lecturer, according to a report by citinewsroom.com, had alleged that the appointment of a Deputy IGP specifically for operations exceeded the constitutional authority of both the Police Council and the Presidency.<\/p>\n He further argued that neither the Constitution nor the Ghana Police Service Act provides for this role and pointed out that only the Police Service regulations reference such a position, without provision for a deputy focused on operations.<\/p>\n Felix Amantey accused the president and the police council of perpetrating an illegality<\/p>\n However, Justice Richard Apietu, has ruled that the High Court’s supervisory jurisdiction, which pertains to oversight of adjudicative actions by lower courts or tribunals, was not applicable in this instance. <\/p>\n He also clarified that the presidency and the Police Council were exercising administrative, not judicial, functions.<\/p>\n The report noted that the court concluded it lacked the authority to intervene, leading to the application\u2019s dismissal.<\/p>\n On July 17, 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo appointed Commissioner of Police (COP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno as Deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in charge of Operations based on the advice of the Police Council.<\/p>\n JKB\/ ADG<\/p>\n Watch the latest episode of Everyday People on GhanaWeb TV below:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Deputy](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/150\/15035076.295.jpg\" "\\"Deputy")
Deputy IGP in charge of operations, COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n