Cop surprised to receive a bribe • "My commander gets his share" | General news

A rare scene of a police officer, G / Sgt. Owusu Ansah, who received money on a bribe, landed on the desk of his superiors.

The agent is seen on an alleged video trying to negotiate a payment and receive it from some people with suspicious links in a criminal act so that he can cancel a narcotics case and of cybercrime that he was dealing with.

The police officer based in the Assin Fosu Police Division has since been arrested and detained by the CID of the Central Regional Police following the broadcast of the video which became viral.

In a statement issued Tuesday by the police in the area, the action of the officer "amounts to corruption".

Trading and bundles of banknotes

In said video, the uniformed officer was seen sitting in front of a drinking place with badociates of the suspect who had negotiated with him, while he was bragging about helping others. suspects to escape justice in the past.

The police officer was told that, as a matter of principle, he was not recovering all the money he was receiving as a bribe from local suspects, as he always made sure that he was safe. 39; he "rules all officers", including the commander.

"When I take money, I do not spend it alone; I'm giving it to the commander so that, when another officer stops you and takes you to him, I can tell him a word for him to let you free, "he told the Twi negotiators in the video.

G / Sgt. Owusu Ansah also revealed in that video that he had not registered any of the offenses for which the suspect at the center of the case had been arrested, stating that he had understood that the narcotics offense was a serious offense that always ended on the desk. of their commander.

Before the policeman left the bar, he received a bundle of what appeared to be GH ¢ 50 and GH ¢ 5 notes from the negotiators whose faces were not visible on the video.

Case transferred

According to the police statement signed by the DSP Irene Oppong, the case was referred to the regional CID for it to investigate and report to the regional police command for necessary action to be taken.

The regional police meanwhile has appealed to people with "credible information" in the case to contact the regional crime manager.

"The police badure the general public that thorough investigations will be conducted to bring everyone involved to the task," he added.