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General News on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018
Source: citinewsroom.com
2018-12-19
Police say the two people identified since then are community police badistants.
The Ghana Police Service has denied reports that two people in uniform who were seen in a viral video harbading an Uber driver are police officers.
According to a statement by the police, the two people identified since then are community police badistants.
An amateur video clip that went viral on social media this week saw two people in uniform physically attacking a man suspected of being an Uber driver around the Pentecost University in Sowutuom in Accra this weekend. end.
Despite the driver's attempts to dismiss the two badailants, they overpowered him.
It is unclear what might have led to the incident, but many social media users have accused the police and its other agents of regularly using tactics of violence and intimidation to intimidate citizens.
The comments reflect the sentiments of many Ghanaians with regard to the police service, despite the contrary comments of senior police officials.
The victim of the attack has since filed a formal complaint at the Sowutuom Police Station, and the incident is currently under investigation.
"To date, the investigation has revealed that these officers were identified as Community Police Assistants (CPA) and not police officers. However, they collaborate in investigations … The police service also ensures that the public is committed to fulfilling our mandate with the mission to provide crime prevention, detection, arrest and prosecution services to offenders in accordance with better international standards by respecting the human rights of respect for professional police practices, "said the police in his statement.
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