The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Offered Yeboah Dame has asked the Ghana Police Service to stop impounding vehicles when drivers commit minor road offenses.
This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Minister and sent to the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The AG in the letter to the IGP said it has received incessant complaints from the public including legal practitioners, and senior officials about the tendencies of police officers to impound or prohibit the use of their vehicles for minor offences under the Road Traffic Regulations 2012(L.I. 2180).
He explained that the law prescribes penalties for minor offenders, including the payment of fines or serving a jail term.
“Thus, a position that the vehicle is required to be ‘used as an exhibit’ in court is untenable and unreasonable.
“As Attorney General and the principal legal advisor to the government, I advise that police officers should desist from impounding or prohibition of the use of a motor vehicle for minor offences such as an alleged violation of any of the rules of the road contained in Regulation 106, and other provision pertaining crossing the red light or driving a vehicle without a valid insurance certificate, etc.,” part of the statement added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
