Lawyer for Superintendent George Asare says his client is yet to receive an interdiction letter from the Ghana Police Service.

This, according to Alfred Paapa Darkwa, is despite the publication of same by the Service on social media.

Speaking to JoyNews, Lawyer Darkwa said although they heard rumours of a possible interdiction by the Ghana Police Service, no document has been sent or given to his client.

“We got wind of it last night. He has not been given any documents suggesting that he has been interdicted.

"What I can say is that we have seen it on social media and a publication by the Police indicating that he has been interdicted but as we speak he has not been given any document confirming same.”

This comes on the back of a press release that three senior police officers have been interdicted due to their involvement in a plot to oust IGP Akuffo Dampare from office.

In the statement dated Thursday, September 7, the Service stressed that “The Police Service has interdicted Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah, Superintendent Emmanuel Eric Gyebi and Superintendent George Lysander Asare in connection with the audio tape which has become a subject matter of investigation by Parliament.”

“The interdiction is to make way for disciplinary proceedings into their conduct in line with Police Service regulations,” the Service added.

But responding to this, Lawyer Darkwa described the decision by the Ghana Police Service as problematic.

He argued that witnesses who appear before Parliament are immune from any action, hence the Service can be held in contempt.

“It is quite surprising because Parliament is conducting an investigation into the leaked tape and usually when witnesses appear before Parliament they are immune from any action but for the Police Administration to use the same Parliament as the reasons for their interdiction is a bit problematic. Same may even argue that it could even be contempt of parliament.”

Meanwhile, former Director General of the Police Criminal Investigations Department, Rtd COP Bright Oduro says the action by the Service is premature.

“I don’t know if it is the IGP or the Police Council that instructed the IGP to interdict the officers but if it is coming from the IGP then I think it is premature.

“He should have allowed this investigation to continue and then we see the outcome and if after the officers had misconducted themselves somehow, then he would have called for a service enquiry.

“But where I sit, I don’t see any criminality in what they did, what one can say is that they misconducted themselves but even that, it must be purely after investigation.”

Rtd COP Bright Oduro added that “allegations have been made about the Police Service and in particular the IGP which are being looked into if these are true then where do we stand by interdicting him?

“So, I would have preferred that we conclude investigation and the police administration takes a different line of action.”