Civil Military Relations In Ghanas Fourth Republic PDF Download

The presentation reviews the domestic and international factors and forces that helped and facilitated Ghana's transition from military to civilian constitutional rule and the achievement of relatively democratic civil military relations in the 4th Republic. [...] A Police Council and Armed Forces Council placed under civilian political authority - with the President appointing the Inspector General of Police, with the advice of the Council of State; the president as appointing authority for the chairmen of the Armed Forces and Police Councils - in consultation with the Council of State (see the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana (Note however, that the. [...] The passage of the Security and Intelligence Act in 1996 to establish the parameters for operations of intelligence and security agencies (though it did not stop the Castle from being used as a "detention camp") Beginnings of modest parliamentary review and oversight of defense budget and (Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Interior) and to a limited degree security sector procurement Defens. [...] It brought up a number of crucial challenges such the settlement of the former president and other ex-leaders (some of whom had military antecedents), the treatment of holdover appointees, demobilization/disarmament of armed supporters of the former regime, and enhancement of professionalization of the military and security agencies. [...] Outstanding challenges include: • Residual culture of impunity and opacity? Reflected in occasional incidents of security personnel taking the law into their own hands - reflected in the death of opposition party activist Mobila in the 2004 elections (which broke the record of zero death in military custody in the 4th Republic and notwithstanding generally respectful and due process handling of pr.