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Select one or more categories News Business Sports Opinion Entertainment Breaking News I want to receive news: Daily Weekly Monthly Daily: 0.30p | Weekly: GHS 2 | Monthly: GHs 9 Features | National | Nocategory ON THE MATTER OF VEHICLE SEARCHES BY POLICE 20 January 2023 9:06am Whenever a police officer has REASONABLE cause to believe that any article which has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or in respect of which a criminal offence has been, is being, or is about to be committed, is being conveyed, or is concealed or carried on any person in a PUBLIC PLACE, or is concealed or contained in any package in a public place, for the purpose of being conveyed, then and in any such case, if the police officer considers that the special exigencies of the case so require, he may without a warrant or other written authority apprehend, seize, and search any such person, package, or article, and may thereupon take possession of and detain such article together with the package, if any, containing it, and may also arrest any person conveying, concealing, or carrying the same as aforesaid. Let’s first read the laws for ourselves, then we can assess what happened to journalist #umaru Sanda. The applicable law is the Criminal Procedure Act ( Act 30). Same is reproduced in the Ghana Police Service Standard Operating Procedures-the above have their foundations in the Constitution, 1992 and International Human Rights laws like ICCPR & AcHPR among others. Section 93—Search without a Warrant in Certain Cases where Articles are Being Conveyed, Etc. Whenever a police officer has REASONABLE cause to believe that any article which has been stolen or otherwise unlawfully obtained, or in respect of which a criminal offence has been, is being, or is about to be committed, is being conveyed, or is concealed or carried on any person in a PUBLIC PLACE, or is concealed or contained in any package in a public place, for the purpose of being conveyed, then and in any such case, if the police officer considers that the special exigencies of the case so require, he may without a warrant or other written authority apprehend, seize, and search any such person, package, or article, and may thereupon take possession of and detain such article together with the package, if any, containing it, and may also arrest any person conveying, concealing, or carrying the same as aforesaid. Section 8—Search of Arrested person. (3) All searches shall be made with STRICT DECENCY and whenever it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search shall be made by another woman. (4) The right to search an arrested person does not include the right to examine his private person. Ghana Police Service Standard Operating Procedures (Revised). 1.2. Police officers shall respect and protect human dignity, maintain and uphold rights of all persons. 1.3. Police officers shall perform their duties without partiality and discrimination to all persons. 1.4. Police officers shall treat suspects as innocent persons, politely, respectfully and professionally. SUBJECT: VEHICLES AND BUILDINGS SEARCHES NUMBER: GPS – SP009-15 2.3. Guidelines for conducting vehicle searches a. The vehicle must be located out of other vehicular traffic b. The area must be secured; all suspects must be under control c. Call for back up to assist when necessary d. Any crowd that has gathered must be under control e. An officer should search at any given time f. Additional police personnel must be available to assist and maintain control while one officer searches 2.3.1. Information to be recorded a. When a vehicle is searched, the record shall contain, i. A complete physical description of the vehicle – make, model, color, number of doors etc ii. Chassis number, manufacture number, year of manufacture, registration plate, engine number, owners name and address iii. Physical damage to the vehicle, exterior, interior etc 2.3.2. Equipment a. When conducting a search the following equipment is needed: i. GLOVES to protect your hands and to prevent leaving prints on items of evidence ii. A flashlight iii. Evidence bags and marking material for any items recovered/seized iv. Small tools (screw drivers, knife etc.) 2.3.5. Vehicle used to transport drugs or contraband a. You must be careful not to stick yourself with needles or be cut by razor blades or other items b. It is recommended to have a drug dog if available, to go over the car first before you search c. Plan the police response around the safety of the victim, the neighbours and the police personne. DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. Tags: Ghana Police Service Planting evidence Police Searches Standard Operating Procedures Advertisement DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited. 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