“The matters before us are very serious matters. The parliamentary committee may have to call it a day, and a proper commission of inquiry headed by a good judge should handle the investigation. The terms of reference can be widened. We should treat this as a national security crisis, and experts can be invited. It cannot be said that Dampare is an angel; no, he is not.”
The security analyst claimed that the decision to suspend the interdiction indicates that it was made solely by the IGP.
“A decision that was taken in good faith was overturned in 24 hours, it means that the decision was not taken with a broader consensus, as laid down by the police administrative Act. Who has the power to interdict? It’s only three organs that can interdict senior officers like the Commissioner.”
“The Commissioner has equal rights as the Military General. And it’s not a small rank, first is the President and the second is the police council, third is the disciplinary board. When this interdiction happened, were these other bodies consulted? Or it was a unilateral decision taken by the IGP? I’m convinced in my mind that proper consultations were not done, and this decision was probably solely taken by the IGP. And to that extent, it means he has taken that decision arbitrarily against the service’s procedure,” he stated.
