Police services have not yet determined the fate of a "drummer" police officer

General News on Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-01-29

The Ghanaian police announced that she had not yet decided the fate of Lance Corporal Fredrick Amanor, an officer in trouble, after being released by an Accra circuit court, where he was on trial. .

Fredrick Amanor was arrested and tried for badaulting a client of the Midlands Savings and Loans Company in July 2018. While the trial was taking place in court, the police also arrested him and then opened an investigation. of service on his conduct.

The accused had been charged with badault and reduction of badault and had pleaded not guilty.

It has now become apparent that the police officer and three Midland personnel who were also on trial have been released for lack of interest in the trial of the victim, Patience Osafo.

After the turn of events, Citi News felt that the police would engage in further consultations to make a final decision on this matter.

"The Midland case was prepared to release a" guilty policeman, "said Samson Anyenini.

Meanwhile, the woman's lawyer dismissed information that her client would have shown a lack of interest in the case.

"I spoke to her this morning and she told me that she had never done anything to suggest that she was not interested in the case", lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini told Bernard Avle at the Citi Breakfast Show on Tuesday.

According to him, the victim, Patience Osafo, throughout the trial period, received only an invitation that she could not honor properly, but did not been invited again. Samson Anyenini believes that stopping the case was a calculated attempt by the police to cover their own badaults on the victim.

"They should tell us something else because it is obviously not washed. It is clear that someone is suing her colleague and they decide together to allow us to attend the court a number of times, to suspend the adjournments and not to inform the complainant, because she would not know it. "

The attorney stated that Patience could not honor the first court invitation because she was taking care of her sick sister in Kumasi, but that she was to appear in court after brief notice.

Samson also accused the police of making indulgent accusations against his colleague.

"There were appropriate charges against these gentlemen, but that was not done. We know he had to be charged with more than just badault, but since it was the police who were defending their colleague, they obviously looked away and did not consider the offense of causing potential harm. ten years in prison. They could have added the charge of exposing the child to danger, as shown in the video. They did not do all this, "he added.

Context

Lance Corporal Amanor attacked Patience Osafo in July 2018 while she was attempting to withdraw her savings of 270.00 GHc after office hours because of the bank's frustrations.

According to her statement, she had begged stating that she was in urgent need of GHc105 in order to settle her debts and feed a baby she was caring for.

The incident was filmed and recorded on social media, causing public outrage and condemnation of Amnesty International, the Ghana Bar Association, the Ministry of Gender, the Childhood and Social Protection and a number of civil society organizations.

Frederick Amanor was arrested and his uniform as well as all police accessories were confiscated, pending internal disciplinary proceedings.

In addition, an investigation into the conduct of officials of Midland Savings and Loans Limited has been initiated.

The company suspended all current staff at that time and agreed to a compensation program for Osafo Patience.

In addition to this, the victim obtained significant financial support from several sources, with other reports suggesting that she would have even received a house as compensation from the company.