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Jean Mensa stated that the EC had not received any information from the police on its operational plans.
The president of the electoral commission revealed that the police did not inform the commission of its plan to ensure the security of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.
Jean Mensa told the Commission in charge of the investigation into the violence related to the by-election that, although she had written to the police to help provide information to the police officers who were to be deployed, the police did not was not back.
"… We have not received detailed information on their deployment," said Jean Mensa.
"They did not provide us with a list of the personnel they had sent to each polling station about to deploy," she added.
Operatively questioned "about how much [police] were going to unfold, "replied the head of the EC," no. "
Jean Mensa added that there had been a first meeting with the Regional Director of Greater Accra of the EC with the regional commander of the Accra Police.
She stated that it was on this occasion that the Regional Director of the EC provided the police with the location of her polling stations in order to allow the police to deploy.
Speaking about the violence that took place on polling day, Jean Mensa told the Inquiry Committee that there was no violence in any of the 137 polling stations. .
Related: The partial election of Ayawaso West Wuogon was held in calm and serenity – EC
She pointed out that unrest took place at the candidate's candidate National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The residence being close to a polling station, members of the neighboring community went to the La Bawaleshie Presby polling station to stay, said Ms. Mensa.
This, she added, led to an interruption of polls for about 45 minutes, but the situation was restored.
The Commission headed by Emile Short is investigating the circumstances that led to violent clashes in La Bawaleshie in the district of Ayawaso West Wuogon in the early hours of January 31st.
Gunmen stormed the home of NDC candidate Delali Brempong.
The Minister of State for National Security said the men were deployed knowing that weapons were stored in the house.
He admitted, however, to the investigating committee on Thursday that the agents had failed to recover weapons.
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