The Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has issued new directives to check the professional conduct of policemen on highway patrols among others.
A statement from the police said the new directives were in response to numerous complaints from the public about unprofessional conduct of some officers.
The statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs Department, ACP David Eklu said, all highway patrol, traffic, barriers, snap checks and others must be under supervision of senior police officers.
The Senior Police officers have been directed by the IGP to “make themselves readily accessible to the public in order to receive complaints relating to extortions, deliberate delays of motorists, the use of uncivil language as well as publicly making political statements that have the propensity to compromise their neutrality as officers.”
There will also be special task force in place to interview drivers and passengers and collect information on allegations of unprofessional conduct by police officers.
“The IGP has further directed that to ensure police accountability, especially on the highways, special phone numbers will be announced to enable the public send videos of police misconduct, pictures, WhatsApp text messaged among others on police unprofessional conduct as well as exemplary ones for others to emulate,” the statment added.