Police leadership in hot waters, dragged to AG's office for ‘disrespecting’ court order

About forty police officers are challenging the management of the Ghana Police Service for allegedly refusing to implement a Court of Appeal order in their favour.

The officers have petitioned the office of the Deputy Attorney General, arguing that a directive issued by the Police Service contradicts the appellate court’s ruling, which ordered their promotion.

According to a report by a graphiconline.com on March 9, 2026, the dispute began when the Inspector General of Police granted what the officers described as a “special amnesty” to certain colleagues, allowing them direct entry into the Police Academy without sitting the required entry examination.

The petitioners, who belonged to the same category, were excluded from the arrangement.

They challenged the decision at the High Court but lost. However, the Court of Appeal later overturned the ruling, deciding in favour of the officers.

The appellate court directed the Police Council, the Inspector General of Police and the Police Appointment and Promotion Advisory Board to correct the error and ensure the affected officers were also promoted within six months.

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Despite this, the officers, through their lawyers, argue that a Police Service signal dated February 17, 2026, requires them to sit a competitive examination for entry into the Police Academy.

They contend that this directive runs contrary to the Court of Appeal’s judgment delivered in Kumasi on January 22, 2026.

The petition, dated February 27, 2026, relates to the case C/Inspr Christopher Okpattah and 39 Others versus the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney General.

The officers’ lawyers maintain that making the examination a mandatory condition undermines the reasoning of the Court of Appeal and reintroduces the injustice the court sought to cure.

“The competitive examination as a mandatory precondition for entry into the Police Academy undermines and defeats the reasoning of the Court of Appeal and reintroduces the injustice the court sought to cure,” part of the petition is quoted to have said.

The lawyers insist that the appellate court clearly directed the authorities to correct the error that denied the officers promotion.

They have, therefore, called on the Deputy Attorney General to intervene and ensure full implementation of the court’s decision.

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