
4 female police who where bridesmaids have been sanctioned for using police beret at wedding ceremony without the necessary permission.
The Four bridesmaids are to begin 8-weeks drill punishment for violating the code of conduct of police uniforms.
Constables Diana Kumi, Lydia Adu, Agnes Kyere, Winifred Aboagyewaa and Barbara Botchway are to undergo eight weeks of intensive retraining for the uniform violation.
The bride of a recent wedding ceremony and her bridesmaids are serving female junior ranks of the Ghana Police Service in Ahafo Region of Ghana.
According to reports they are expected to report to the Police Public Safety Training School (PPSTS) at Pwalugu in the Upper East Region.
Videos of the bride and her bridesmaids went viral online displaying the event of the wedding ceremony of the police officer.
The videos displayed the police officers in a black and white striped short jumpsuits with their berets to match.
However, The bride wore similar outfit but she had the shoulders designed with feathers to make her stand out and a peaked cap.
A news portal claims to have sighted an official document that reveals that the officers are expected to bear their own cost of the intensive training and their feeding over the 8-week period.
The five officers stand accused for violating SI 48, 87, 88, 91: provisions in the Police Uniform Code, Police Code of Ethics and the Ramifications of the use of social media for which reason they need to be retrained and enlightened.
Their conduct has been condemned by some senior ranks within the service in view of the rules and regulations governing the use of uniforms for such functions”, according to MyNewsGh.com.
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