IGP leaked tape: COP Mensah and 2 others cited for professional misconduct
Sanctions against the three implicated senior Police officers have been recommended by the majority of Parliamentary Committee members who investigated looked the leaked video that revealed a plot by senior police officers to oust the Inspector-General of Police.
The Committee chaired by Samuel Atta Akyea of Abuakwa South, discovered that officers COP Alex George Mensah, Supt. George Lysander Asare, and Supt. Emmanuel Eric Gyedi had engaged in misbehavior themselves, which is a serious violation of police regulations.
They suggested that the police disciplinary mechanism be used to punish these personnel.
They requested that the House communicate its findings to the President, in line with Section 19 of the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350), to ensure appropriate sanctions are imposed.
“The House should communicate its findings to the President pursuant to Section 19 of the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350) which vests disciplinary powers in the President, to determine the appropriate sanctions for COP George Alex Mensah, Supt George Lysander Asare and Supt Eric Emmanuel Gyebi who appear to have misconducted themselves professionally by breaching among others the following: Section 17(d) of the Police Service Act, 1970 (Act 350) which states that:
“It shall be misconduct for a police officer to engage in any activity outside his official duties which is likely to involve him in political controversy or to lead to his taking improper advantage of his position in the Police Service.
“Regulation 82(1) (c) of the Police Service Regulations, 2012 (C.I 76) which states that: “It is a major offence for an officer to engage in an activity outside official duties which is likely to “Involve the officer in political controversy or lead to the officer taking improper advantage of that officer’s position in the service,” the report said.
On the video that was leaked, the three officers were overheard discussing plans to remove the Inspector-General of Police with Daniel Bugri Naabu, the former head of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) northern region.
