"Stop blaming the police for every injustice" – PGI

General News on Thursday, February 14, 2019

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2019-02-14

The Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu, asked the people to give up blaming the forces of order to impose crimes on people committed in the country.

In a press meeting on 14 February in Accra, he said Ghana had reached a stage where it was necessary to apply a "comprehensive approach" to deal with the country's security problems.

Asante-Apeatu said police officers who serve the country daily are most often accused of violence and that, when they are more cautious, they are accused of backing out or being " soft".

To this end, he stressed the need to extend the aid and not to blame them for all the injustices perpetrated in the country.

He also established that being in a hurry to try the police before investigations or most of the time before evidence arises does not solve the problem, but rather "fuels the fire".

"We would do our part and also advise the public to give up using the police as an easy target to blame. Security is a collaborative responsibility. Do your part and help the law enforcement authorities to act. "

How the police have been linked to the violence of the partial election of Ayawaso West Wuogon

The Ghanaian police have previously denied knowing of several insane and heavily armed individuals who are alleged to be national security agents and who caused chaos in the by-election.

However, subsequent events, backed up by video footage of the scene in which a policeman is driving hooded men, indicate that denial is not enough and that the police command, led by the police, is not enough. IGP, has questions to answer.

Several security officials, including the IGP, have since been invited to withdraw because he was not able to summon the unidentified gunmen who used police vehicles and police. weapons to brutalize innocent and defenseless civilians when six people were shot at close range, seriously wounding them during the elections.