POLICE PROBE ALLEGED REGISTRATION FRAUD (p.3) 11-08-08

Story: Kofi Yeboah
THE Police in Hohoe in the Volta Region are investigating a case involving a cameraman contracted by the Electoral Commission for the voter registration exercise, who was alleged to have taken pictures of Togolese nationals in that country, ostensibly to register them in Ghana.
The suspect, Prosper Tetteh, 42, who is a member of the registration team at Kadjebi, was arrested together with a Togolese national, Francis Yao Adeko, 24, by a group of National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporters, while they (suspects) were returning to Ghana after their mission in Togo.
The group then handed the suspects over to the Hohoe Police, who, upon investigations, retrieved 75 single and 73 double printed pictures which were in the possession of Tetteh at the time of his arrest last Monday.
However, as of last Friday, August 8, 2008, the police were yet to retrieve the camera used by Tetteh for taking the pictures to aid them in their investigations.
The Hohoe Divisional Police Commander, ACP Kofi Danso Adei-Akyeampong, told the Daily Graphic in a telephone interview last Friday that Tetteh told the police that he had given the camera to a friend, but failed to produce it as promised.
Giving details of the case, ACP Adei-Akyeampong said a group of NDC supporters claimed they received information that Tetteh had gone to Togo to take pictures of Togolese nationals for registration in Ghana.
He said the group then laid ambush for Tetteh and on his return, they arrested him together with Adeko, who were travelling on a motorbike.
ACP Adei-Akyeampong said when the suspects were sent to the police station, Adeko pleaded innocent of the allegation, explaining that he was only hired by Tetteh to transport him (Tetteh) from Togo to Ghana.
The Divisional Police Commander said when the Electoral Officer at Kadjebi was invited by the police, he confirmed the identity of Tetteh as a member of his registration team.
ACP Adei-Akyeampong said the two suspects had since been granted bail and been reporting to the police everyday, while investigations continued.
He said at the end of investigations, the appropriate charges would be preferred against the suspects.