We are not collection agents – COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah

General News of Saturday, April 13, 2019

Source: dailyguidenetwork.com

2019-04-13

COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), reminded police investigators that debt collection was not part of their duties and should drop this practice.

According to her, investigators must thoroughly investigate criminal cases and not engage in debt recovery.

"If an officer is found engaged in acts that are not part of the policing duties, especially civil matters, that person will be dealt with by the police administration" she added.

His remarks follow a video that shows police officers collecting debts and receiving money for the families of the suspects.

The secret investigation conducted by Corruption Watch was conducted in police stations in three regions: Greater Accra, Ashanti and the Center.

COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah revealed during the closing ceremony of a two-week intensive course held for CID staff at the Detective Training Academy in Accra.

The course aimed to improve the knowledge of the agents to enable them to provide quality services to Ghanaians, as well as to fight crime in the communities.

"Crimes have increased and have also evolved with increasing technological sophistication, and criminals sometimes thwart police and other security agencies as they use their skills and tactics to cover up their criminal activities, making it difficult for police to badociate with various crimes.

"Criminal investigations and prosecutions involve a lot of evidence to link an offender to a crime. The main problem of the police when conducting criminal investigations is that there is not only a potentially huge amount of information available, but also that its relevance is often unknown, incomplete and inaccurate. "

She revealed that more than 300 IDC chief inspectors across the country would complete the training, adding that the IDC would ensure that all lower-level staff attend the course.

The Detective Training Academy Commander, Chief Superintendent Benjamin Affisa, said in an address that 82 staff members were selected for this course across the country.

He explained that the staff had been trained in topics such as customer service, file review, investigation techniques, supervision of CID registers, CID forms, record-keeping and filing. money laundering, among others.

He added that 18 experienced resource persons, including the Inspector General of the retired police, members of the bar and bench, guided the officers through the aforementioned course.

He urged staff to apply the skills and knowledge gained during the training to effectively combat crime in the country.

ACP present, George Tweneboah, Deputy Director General of CID, Director of Operations of CID, Joseph Oklu Gyamera, ACP, and other senior police officers.