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THE REPUBLIC
V.
THE DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF NATIONAL INVESTIGATION; EX-PARTE: MOSES AHIAKPA

(2012) JELR 84481 (HC)

High Court 12 Jun 2012 Ghana
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- The High Court dismissed the application for certiorari, upholding the Bureau of National Investigation’s disciplinary process and removal of the applicant, finding no violation of natural justice or jurisdictional error. - Key holding: S

Case Details

Judges:UUTER PAUL DERY, J
Counsel:Mathias Kwasi Yakah for Applicant. Jasmine Armah (State Attorney) for the Respondent.
Other Citations:[2012] GLR

JUDGEMENT

This is an application by Moses Ahiakpa, the applicant herein, invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this court praying for an order to bring up; and to be quashed a decision of the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) which resulted in the removal of the applicant from the Bureau of National Investigation. The decision, the subject, of this application is dated 1st August 2011. It has been exhibited by the applicant as Exh ‘A’. It is signed by the Director of BNI, in the person of Yaw Donkor. The Bureau of National Investigation, shall hereafter be referred to simply as the respondent.

The relevant part of Exh ‘A’ reads as follows:

“2. The Trial Panel found you guilty of two (2) counts of the offences bordering on misconduct contrary to section 76(1) (d) of the Civil Service Law 1993, PNDCL 327 and recommended a punishment of reduction in rank pursuant to section 78(1) (c) of the Civil Service Law 1993, PNDCL 327.

3. The Disciplinary Board in reviewing the Proceedings of t…

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