The Minister-Designate for the Interior, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has made a strong case for the mandatory use of body cameras by police officers in Ghana as part of efforts to address growing concerns over police misconduct, including extortion and brutality.
The Asawase lawmaker, during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday, January 24, emphasised that such an initiative would enhance accountability and restore public trust in the Ghana Police Service.
Muntaka highlighted the rising public outcry against incidents of police brutality and extortion, noting that these issues have eroded confidence in Ghana’s law enforcement agencies.
To tackle the problem, Muntaka proposed a policy that would require every police officer to wear and activate a body camera whenever they step out to perform their official duties.
Explaining his proposal to the Committee, Muntaka argued that the use of body cameras would provide an unfiltered and impartial record of police interactions with the public.
This, he said, would help eliminate ambiguity in cases where police conduct is called into question.
“We will ensure that if you are a police officer and you have to step out, then you have your body camera on to take away all the ambuigity and the troubles because when you put the body camera on, everywhere you are, you are being recorded.
“So that when you are on the road extorting money and brutalise others, it will show and record whatever the police officer is doing.”
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