The Ghana Police Service has resort not to publicize or display the faces of suspects who have not hitherto been found guilty.
According to a statement by the Service, this forms part of their efforts to become a world class police force as well as the best institution in the country, serving as a reference point in Africa and beyond.
They stated for this to be achievable, it will have to show the highest level of professionalism in all policing endeavours.
The statement posits that, suspects’ faces and identities would be completely be revealed only when they have been legally convicted before a court of law.
Meanwhile, suspects who have been proclaimed wanted by the courts with an arrest warrant for a variety of offenses must have their faces and other personal characteristics published, if necessary, for the sake of identification, arrest, and prosecution.
The statement however ended by stating that, “We shall, however, continue to display the covered faces of suspects to announce their arrest and lawful detention in order to assuage the fears of people who feel threatened by them.
The Police is thereby urging the general public to support them in their transformation efforts.
