FC blames Gt. Accra Police Command for encroachment

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• CORNEY 11 years ago

  Why would National Security get involve in fencing of the forest,why send your men to protect the private developer,are you there to defend the state property or to help private developers steal state property?
  Shame on you ...
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  Why would National Security get involve in fencing of the forest,why send your men to protect the private developer,are you there to defend the state property or to help private developers steal state property?
  Shame on you,you don't deserve to be in that position,your action is part of the corruption some of you have been engaged in which is a disgrace to the country.

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• Ghanaman 11 years ago

  He took money from a private developer to stop the FC.

  He took money from a private developer to stop the FC.

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• Citizen 11 years ago

  25 November 2014 Last updated at 00:47
  Portugal ex-PM Jose Socrates to be held amid corruption probe
  The decision to detain Jose Socrates sent shockwaves through Portuguese politics Portugal's former centre-left prime mini ...
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  25 November 2014 Last updated at 00:47
  Portugal ex-PM Jose Socrates to be held amid corruption probe
  The decision to detain Jose Socrates sent shockwaves through Portuguese politics Portugal's former centre-left prime minister, Jose Socrates, has been remanded in custody on preliminary charges of corruption and tax fraud. Mr Socrates, 57, was detained on his return from Paris on Friday and has already spent three nights in jail. The judge delivered the decision after investigators looked into suspicious money transfers and banking operations. Mr Socrates, who denies any wrongdoing, is being investigated alongside his driver, a close friend, and a lawyer. The former prime minister was in office from 2005 to 2011. His lawyer, Joao Araujo, told reporters on Monday that his client would appeal against the decision. Under the Portuguese system, formal charges only come at the end of an investigation which could last up to eight months, says the BBC's Alison Roberts in Lisbon. Portuguese politics was already reeling after the resignation of Interior Minister Miguel Macedo in the wake of a separate corruption inquiry linked to the allocation of residence permits.
  Portugal in shock - by Alison Roberts, BBC News, Lisbon
  Jose Socrates' detention has sent shockwaves through the political system. Reports purporting to provide details of the investigation - which is covered by judicial secrecy - have swirled since Friday night, when the news broke. They focus on Mr Socrates' supposedly lavish lifestyle in Paris, where he moved after stepping down in 2011. In past interviews, he has denied anything untoward about his finances. Antonio Costa, elected Socialist leader on Saturday, said everyone was in shock over Mr Socrates' detention His detention - on arrival at Lisbon airport, rather than at his flat, and with photographers present - prompted some prominent Socialists to argue it was to divert attention from suspicions of corruption in the right-of-centre government's "golden visa" programme, which fast-tracks residence for foreign investors. The Socialists' newly elected leader, Antonio Costa, a minister under Mr Socrates, was until now expected to sweep to victory in next year's general election following years of austerity. He is conscious of the perils of the situation. Because the case surrounding Mr Socrates comes under judicial secrecy, few details have been confirmed. It is unclear whether the inquiry relates to his time in office. However, Portuguese media has reported allegations that his driver Joao Perna made a number of trips transporting cash to Paris, where Mr Socrates has been working in a new role at a pharmaceutical company. Current Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho gave his backing to the country's "strong institutions" One of Mr Socrates' long-time friends, Carlos Santos Silva, is being questioned along with lawyer Goncalo Trindade Ferreira. Two of the suspects are also being held on remand, while a fourth has been barred from foreign travel. Centre-right Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said the case involved law rather than politics, adding that "Portugal has strong institutions that work". But the investigation has rocked Mr Socrates' Socialists, now led by Lisbon Mayor Antonio Costa who was elected as secretary-general of the party on Saturday. Mr Socrates resigned in 2011 in the midst of Portugal's mounting debt crisis. The Socialists are currently leading in opinion polls and Mr Costa said on Saturday that "we mustn't let personal feelings of solidarity and friendship impede the political action of the (party)".

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• R A 11 years ago

  What response by the police commander. So until national security was involved the FC should not stop the private developer?

  What response by the police commander. So until national security was involved the FC should not stop the private developer?

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• Ebo Africaba 11 years ago

  Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno since when did the National Security get involved in forestry issues? Is it not the responsibility of the Forestry Department to protect Ghana's forest? IGP where a ...
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  Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno since when did the National Security get involved in forestry issues? Is it not the responsibility of the Forestry Department to protect Ghana's forest? IGP where are you? Minister of Local and Internal Affairs, what are you saying about this over reach of the Deputy Commissioner? Oh Ghana? Watch out Ghana, anarchy is slowly making its way into Ghanaian affairs.

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• Whaaaaat? 11 years ago

  There is no need to fence the forest. There are several forest reserves in the country and we should not waste resources fencing them.. The area has been demarcated. Encroachers must be severely punished to serve as a dete ...
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  There is no need to fence the forest. There are several forest reserves in the country and we should not waste resources fencing them.. The area has been demarcated. Encroachers must be severely punished to serve as a deterrent to others. Laws must work in Ghana.
  Similar effort was made sometime ago at Kwabenya Atomic Research.

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• G. K. Berko 11 years ago

  It is such betrayal of our Forest Protection efforts by the Police and sometimes the Judiciary that has contributed to the historical loss of our Forests, culminating in our need to import Wood to supplement our Supplies.
  
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  It is such betrayal of our Forest Protection efforts by the Police and sometimes the Judiciary that has contributed to the historical loss of our Forests, culminating in our need to import Wood to supplement our Supplies.
  
  The Forestry Personnel have always been subordinated to the Police who delight in diminishing the Powers of the Forestry Personnel to the detriment of the ultimate Protection of the Forests. Persistent failures of Forestry Personnel to win convictions for culprits who violate our Forest laws emboldens more people to encroach the Forests.
  
  Right now, besides the loss of our quality Wood species, we have exposed our Watersheds to desiccation, thus denying us of drinking water sources. The Police should be working with the Forestry Department, not against it.
  
  Long Live Ghana!!!

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• Kwadwo 11 years ago

  Police protecting an encroacher of a forest reserve

  Police protecting an encroacher of a forest reserve

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• The mask 11 years ago

  Rape cases are on the increase in Ghana. Judges and WAJU of the Ghana police force must do more to protect our society. Some people have become so notorious of raping and getting away with it. Many believe that it is a weapon ...
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  Rape cases are on the increase in Ghana. Judges and WAJU of the Ghana police force must do more to protect our society. Some people have become so notorious of raping and getting away with it. Many believe that it is a weapon capable of scarring individuals to the very soul and seize the least opportunity to use it; using it on the families of their political or business competitors. Not even those at the higher echelons of our society must get away with it. It is said that a man paid a student to rape the daughter of his business and political competitor. The rapist got away with it.
  
  The number of court houses and judges in Ghana are inadequate especially in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The population has ballooned and changes have to be made. The same can be said of the number of police officers and the number of penitentiaries. On a visit to a number of court houses around the country I found the Ghana flag and the Ghana Coat of Arms (Seal) absent. This must change.

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