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Police & Detention · Keta, Volta Region
An MP petitions the police chief over a death in Keta custody
The Keta legislator formally asked the Inspector-General of Police to investigate a death at the divisional headquarters.
20 June 2024
Keta's Member of Parliament, Kwame Gakpe, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the death of Jerry Kpesenu at the Keta Divisional Police headquarters, the Ghana News Agency reported.
It usually takes a public figure to move a custody death beyond the station that caused it. Most families have no such advocate.
A functioning system would not need a petition: every death in custody would automatically go to an independent investigator, with the result published.
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