Dampare’s ‘Di wo fie asem’ response to British High Commissioner’s tweet a disgrace – Sammy Gyamfi
Communications Director for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi says the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare is a disgrace to diplomacy.
The IGP has signed a four paged letter in response to a tweet by the United Kingdom’s High Commissioner on the second arrest of Oliver Barker-Vomawor.
But reacting to the letter from the Office of the Inspector General of Police, Sammy Gyamfi indicated that if the IGP had apprised himself of Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention he wouldn’t have disgraced himself like he has done.
He said he is not shocked that there is rise in crime under the watch of the current IGP because he has lost touch with events.
“IGP Dampare must know that the Police Service, like any other human institution, is not sacrosanct and not immune from criticism. The least expectation of a leader worth his salt is to focus on cleaning up the battered image of the Police and restoring public confidence in the Service. Defending wrong-doing while snapping at genuine criticism is not the new dawn of Policing that he promised us.”
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LAWYER SAMMY GYAMFI WRITES ON HIS FACEBOOK WALL:
The arrogance and intolerance displayed by the IGP in his response to a harmless tweet by the British High Commissioner to Ghana is disgusting to say the least.
His 20th May, 2022 letter, a copy of which is attached to this post, is in very bad taste and has the potential of undermining Ghana’s long-standing diplomatic relations with the UK.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the tweet by the British High Commisisoner which is what appears to have angered our celebrity IGP. If Dampare had apprised himself of Article 3(d) of the Vienna Convention, I am not sure he would have embarrassed himself and the nation this way.
No wonder that harassment, human rights abuse and extra-judicial killing of innocent Ghanaians by some rogue elements in the Ghana Police Service is on the ascendancy. IGP Dampare must know that the Police Service, like any other human institution, is not sacrosanct and not immune from criticism. The least expectation of a leader worth his salt is to focus on cleaning up the battered image of the Police and restoring public confidence in the Service. Defending wrong-doing while snapping at genuine criticism is not the new dawn of Policing that he promised us.
Sammy Gyamfi Esq.
National Communications Officer, NDC
Source: MyNewsGh.com/ 2022
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