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Three police officers on peacekeeping duty in Kosovo have been FALSLY accused for their alleged role in exposing an attempt to extort and blackmail the Ghanaian peacekeeping contingent in Kosovo.
The Police Administration have requested the repatriation of the three officers, for their role in a story which appeared on the GhanaHomePage (see related stories below) accusing the Inspector-General of Police and an unnamed minister of extorting money, by proxy, from Police officers on peace-keeping duties in Kosovo.
The three are Chief Inspector Nkruma-Kuseh, General Sergeant Quarshie Kufoalor and Detective Corporal Michael Dei Offei.
In a statement issued by the Police Council, the repatriation follows the findings of a team of investigators from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was sent to Kosovo to conduct investigations into the allegation. It said a report submitted by the team revealed that there was no truth in the story
The statement said further enquiry will be made before appropriate action is taken on the conduct of the three officers.
“How could the investigators have come to this conclusion without a single word with a member of the GhanaHomePage staff, who broke the story? None of the three names given is familiar to us. This is injustice and an attempt to cover-up on the whereabouts of monies collected from peacekeepers. This is an attempt to silence all peacekeepers. An appeal will be sent to the UN (Secretary General) as soon as possible to re-investigate the matter. We will not sleep till justice is done,” said a member of the GhanaHomePage staff
"It is sad to know that our leadership in Ghana talk about cleaning the system of corruption in the mist of flagrant abuse of power, extortion and stealing from poor police officers. These officers are always accused of bribery and corruption, but when given the chance to make a little money, government officials shamelessly steal from POLICE OFFICERS WHO PUT THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE." said an angry Ghanaian, who has been following this story closely
"Politicians in Ghana look like crooks amassing wealth left and right? How can the government be investigating itself in the mist of all these allegations? Parliament seems to be powerless and has no oversight committee that could investigate these allegations. Officials speak about the corrupt system but they forget that these crimes against fellow Ghanaians are part of the corruption. The system in Ghana is almost rotten, even with this so called new government." he continued
"The truth will only come out when we have another truth and reconcilliation comission under another government" - wrote an ex-peacekeeping officer
