he 2010 Report on Human Rights in Ghana by the U.S State Department has cited the Ghana Police Service for using brutal force on suspected criminals as well as prolonged detention of suspects. It also cited the service for corruption by setting up barriers to extort money from motorists.
DSP Cephas Arthur, acting Public Affairs Director of the Ghana Police Service has admitted that the Police administration is plagued with personnel who extort monies from the citizenry but insisted the situation could not be generalized to mean the entire administration is corrupt.
DSP Arthur was reacting to the human rights abuses and corruption allegations on a private radio station in Accra and stated that the Police Service accepts some aspects of the report as the true reflection of what pertains in reality but equally rejected other aspects because those were not representative of the truth.
He further stated that, the service is well aware of the attitudes of some personnel of the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) and have instituted measures to clamp down on the few servicemen who misconduct themselves.
He added that though the MTTU is one of the most important units of the service, it is also one of the smallest units of the Police Service and pleaded with the public not to judge the institution solely on the basis of the activities of MTTU personnel.
DSP Arthur further noted that, the U.S State Department and other organizations to exercise due diligence in their investigations on such issues by focusing on all aspect of policing and departments of the Ghana Police Service and thanked the State Department for drawing the attention of the Service to its shortfalls, promising to male corrections where necessary.
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