The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by a lecturer who sought to prevent COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno from serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of operations.
Emmanuel Felix Amantey alleged that the police council and the presidency overstepped their authority in appointing a deputy inspector general for operations.
He argued that both the constitution and the Ghana Police Service Act do not mention such role, and the only legal document that addresses this position, the police service regulation, does not allow for a deputy in charge of operations. Amantey filed a judicial review application accusing the president and the police council of committing an illegality.
In his ruling, Justice Richard Apietu stated that the High Court’s supervisory jurisdiction was not properly invoked in this case. He explained that while the court’s powers are related to adjudicatory functions performed by lower adjudicating bodies, the President and the Police Council do not fall into that category.
He emphasized that both the President and the Police Council were exercising administrative powers. Consequently, he dismissed the application.
