The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akufo-Dampare has told officers in charge of various police cells across the country not to keep up to 25 people in police cells.
He gave the directive while interacting with his men on a tour of some police cells in the Greater Accra Region.
He described some of the practices as archaic and inhuman.
The IGP opined that the practices where more than 25 persons are kept in police cells do not serve anyone’s interest.
“You can’t put 25 people in that space. What we are saying is that irrespective of whoever is involved, whether he is a suspect, criminal, or whatever, the humanity of that person is like ours and we cannot take the dignity of that person away.
“We have to be very humanistic because it can happen to any one of us so we need to push the agenda of this cell over-population is eradicated,” he said.
He also asked them to voice out challenges they were confronted with so they would be addressed.
“We did not come to talk about a problem being you. We have noticed a systemic issue and we want to address it. So be frank with us and stop this old mentality policy of defending it. It is not going to help anyone,” he stated.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
