The Ghana Police Service says it will not be rushed into completing its report on a recruitment scam that led to the interdiction of its Director of Human Resources DCOP Patrick Timbillah six months ago.
The Director-General of Administration of the Ghana Police Service, COP Rose Bio Atinga wants interested public to be patient with the internal processes of the service.
In a swift operation on Independence Day last year, DCOP Timbillah was put under house arrest in connection with the massive police recruitment fraud of more than 200 Ghanaians.
The disappointed police recruits trooped to five regional police training schools with admission letters hoping to begin training.
It turned out however that the letters were fraudulent with fictitious signatures. Patrick Timbilla who was just a rank away from occupying the highest position in the police hierarchy was put under house arrest.
But the procedure, heavily criticised as archaic tactics, was withdrawn and Timbillah was put on interdiction, along with two other police officers and 11 civilians,Police Public Affairs Director DCOP David Ampah Benin announced.
A special task force was later constituted by the Police Council to investigate the scam and has presented a report to the Police Council upon conclusion of its investigations.
The Council further stated that the internal disciplinary action is without prejudice to any criminal prosecutions that may be directed by the Attorney General’s Office against them
Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti Corruption Coalition Linda Ofori Kwafo expressed concern that the process is taking too long.
She told Joy News the delay in releasing the report defeats the fight against corruption.
But in interview with Beatrice Adu of Joy FM’ Security desk, COP Rose Bio Atinga is unmoved.
COP Rose Bio Atinga
She says they are still investigating and cross checking all facts before they release the report.
“We will not be forced for expediency to submit an inquiry that will not meet the test of time”.
She revealed that the Police have submitted a docket to the Attorney-General’s Department for the criminal aspect of the scandal to be dealt with.
The police enquiry process however, “takes time”.
Interdictions within the police service have been controversial. In January 2012, DSP Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda was interdicted by the Police administration
Then the Deputy Commander in charge of the Commercial Crimes Unit, DSP Tehoda was linked to the disappearance of the cocaine within police’s custody in September 2011.
DSP Tehoda
She was subsequently dismissed from the Service.
But DSP Tehoda was later unconditionally discharged by the court after months of trial in the controversial cocaine turned soda case. Despite prevailing in court in August 2012, COP Rose Bio Atinga assured Tehoda, that she will never be reinstated.
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