High Court Dismisses Chief Inspector's Suit Filed Against IGP Dampare Over Non-promotions

• A High Court has dismissed the suit filed by a Chief Inspector against the Inspector-General of Police over stalled promotions
• The court said the Chief Inspector was not entitled to automatic promotion just because he had higher academic qualifications
• The officer said despite serving about 30 years in the service, the police administration had promoted his junior colleagues

A High Court in Kumasi has dismissed the suit filed by a Chief Inspector against the Inspector-General of Police over stalled promotions.

In its June 14, 2024 ruling, the court said the Chief Inspector, Samuel Krah, was not entitled to automatic promotion just because he had higher academic qualifications.

The Court said he failed to prove his claim, noting that entry to the Police Academy is by competitive examination or particular recommendation in line with Police Service Regulation.

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Krah had sued, saying that despite serving about 30 years in the police service, the police administration had promoted his junior colleagues to other ranks under the same special amnesty but had refused to afford him the same treatment.

IGP office's past legal troubles

The IGP was among nine persons sued for contempt of Court in a land dispute.

Nana Obiri Boahen, the former deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), filed the suit in August 2023.

The IGP has been accused of disrespecting a court order in a case heard at a circuit court in 2022.

Also, 82 police officers sued the IGP, the Ghana Police Service and the Attorney General for denying their promotions despite being eligible for many months.

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The officers filed the suit at the High Court demanding that they be given the promotions due to them.

Woman cries to IGP over a land dispute

YEN.com.gh reported about a 78-year-old woman who called on the IGP to help her regain the land she claimed to have bought in 2002.

According to the woman, her property has been resold to land guards, and all efforts to get it back have proven futile.

The older woman's daughter claims that the police were involved in selling the property and has promised to take all necessary steps to reclaim the land for her mother.

Proofread by Berlinda Entsie, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh