Kwesi Pratt Condemns Government’s Biased Appointment of Security Chiefs

General news for Sunday, October 25, 2020

Source: Peace FM

2020-10-25

The managing editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt, has called for new laws to be enacted to ensure impartiality in the appointment of police chiefs and officers.

Kwesi Pratt has consistently lamented political interference in the security services.

Their concern has to do with the fact that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other members of the Police leadership are appointed by the government, the hierarchy continues to reorganize personnel every time there is a change of government.

Kwesi Pratt is of the firm view that the government’s appointment to the Police Service creates security biases and therefore called for a review of the laws governing the security sector.

“As we move forward, it is necessary to reconsider the laws and enact laws to ensure that the appointment of the heads of the security services does not give the impression of bias. As we move forward, we must adopt measures that do not create the impression of bias in the recruitment of personnel in the security services, etc. ” he insisted.

He spoke with host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo.”