Make fight against corruption in service top priority - GIGS to IGP

pulse-ghana admin 11:24 - 08 February 2017

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Mr. David Agbey has cautioned the acting IGP to eradicate the issue of corruption in the police service.

Executive Secretary of policy think tank Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS), David Agbey has urged acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) David Asante Apeatu to address the issues of corruption in the service.

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According to him, Mr. Asante- Apeatu must institute measures to address corruption in the Ghana Police Service.The security analyst further explained that liberty within the service needed to be addressed.

READ ALSO: New Government: Gloria Akufo praises Marietta Brew for her corporationHe told Accra-based Class FM that, “Quite recently you realise that preventing impunity within the police administration has been quite difficult. So we expect the new administration to ensure that they prevent impunity and corruption in the police as an institution,”

In his view, the new administration had to ensure that the image of the police was cleaned up.

He emphasised: “Some of the criminal offences that the police were involved in last year and other years are unpardonable, so we want them to bring a good image to the police administration so there will be a common platform of people trusting the police.”Commenting on the recent police transfers, he indicated that it was normal practice and was likely in line with the strategies of the new acting IGP.