Work without prejudice – the head of the CID told investigators

General News of Saturday, July 27, 2019

Source: GNA

2019-07-27

The Commissioner of Police (COP), Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Director General of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), called on the investigators to be diligent and to act impartially in all their cases.

She said the comments she had received from customers were not pleasant because of the way they treated them.

The Executive Director addressed the participants of the detective training course 2/2019 at the closing session of the eight-week training session at the Detective Training Academy (DTA), Accra.

According to COP Addo-Danquah, you have to understand and manage customers in order to offer them the best customer service.

The director general warned them against making crime suspects a double victim when they were already victims of a crime and that the law had not yet done them.

COP Addo-Danquah advised investigators to give up their profession and ensure that they finish the cases they were working on. She expressed dissatisfaction with the number of cases that are still under investigation in relation to those that have been settled.

"When a case is referred to you, work on it until the close. Most of our cases are still under investigation. be active and work on your roles, "said COP Addo-Danquah.

She urged them to ensure that they gathered enough evidence and presented credible cases in court for justice to be done.

COP Addo-Danquah said Ghana's police would soon open its resource center, which staff and others could access for their research. However, she congratulated the department on the successes of the past that had attracted the attention of the British government and committed to fund the next two DTA courses before the end of the year.

COP Addo-Danquah said the police would continue to work with other security agencies to achieve their common goal (police and other security agencies), which is to ensure that criminals brought to justice, added that this did not mean that the police were interfering in police work. other security agencies.

The Director of the CID congratulated the Attorney General and the Ministry of Justice, the President of the Supreme Court, among other resourceful people who supported the program.

Police Commissioner Grace Ansah Akrofi, DTA Commander, said participation in programs such as customer service, human trafficking, money laundering, the law of evidence, intelligence gathering, electronic evidence, crime scene management and financial crime work.

Chief Inspector William Akrobor thanked the IADC leadership for continually developing their skills to meet the challenges of the job.

A total of 90 participants received certificates and Sergeant Alhbadan Iddrisu was named best.