Akufo-Addo Warns Police Officers Against Acts Of Indiscipline

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The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the personnel of the Ghana Police Service to eschew indiscipline in the discharge of their duties.

He said without discipline and effective supervision, winning public support, winning public confidence and support to fight crime will remain an unattainable objective.

He said government is committed to addressing the needs of the Service to consolidate effectively peace and security in the country but the police also have a role to play in ensuring that the desired results are achieved.

“While government does its utmost to resource and retool the police service, it is important that discipline prevails throughout the service. This is a charge I give the acting Inspector General of police and the entire police administration.

“The prevention of crime is a shared responsibility between the police and the public and without mutual respect, confidence and support, it will be extremely difficult to prevent and detect crime,” he added.

He also charged the police force to help in the fight against corruption by staying away from corrupt acts that have over the years given the police a rather low public image.

“The Police Service continues to suffer from low public image due to the involvement of some police officers in corrupt practices.

“I urge you to join the fight against corruption in the service. It can no longer be the status quo. The citizenry can only have confidence in the police service when you are seen to be honest and prepared to enforce the law without fear or favour.”

President Akufo-Addo said he has confidence in the current leadership of the police service to buck this trend and the newly graduating class should assist in this direction.

“You should maintain a healthy relationship with the civilian population in line with the tenets of national integration and cohesion,” he said.

CID to get Digital Forensic Laboratory

The President also disclosed at the ceremony that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service will get a new Digital Forensic Laboratory by the end of 2019.

President Akufo-Addo hopes the new lab will boost the work of the police investigators in the fight against crime.

“The Criminal Investigations Department will by the end of the year be equipped with a Digital Forensic Laboratory.”

He also disclosed that “for the first time in the history of the department, crime officers are giving a monthly allowance to support their investigations.”

The CID Forensic Science Laboratory is also being retooled, the President indicated, adding that government is seeing to the continuous training of officers of the Department.

“Government has given approval for the recruitment of 4,000 personnel to augment the strength of the police service. 961 of these recruits passed out between 22 and 31 July this year in various police training schools throughout the country.

“The second batch of 1,000 recruits are also due to graduate by the end of this month. Another batch made up of 2000 men and women are scheduled to report for training by the end of this month. These are some of the measures put in place by the government to reform the police Service and make it fit for purpose,” he added.

By: Myjoyonline.com