Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has been granted bail after he was arrested for assaulting a Police Officer.
DSP Sheila Buckman, Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana Police Service disclosed that the ‘Taking Over’ artiste was arrested on Sunday, March 4, 2018 for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
“it wasn’t just unregistered, it had no number plate at all, which goes against our laws. In an attempt for the policeman to ask questions… Shatta Wale assaulted the police officer and also exhibited insulting behaviour. Because of that, he was arrested on Sunday and he’s been granted police enquiry bail to reappear at the police station this morning.” explained DSP Buckman to Andy Dosty on HITZ FM.
She furthered explained why what Wale did amounts to assault.
“If you look at Act 29 [of the Criminal Code 1960], a person does an act of assault where the intent is to lead to harm or cause any other event that will lead to harm.”
Wale was captured in a viral video in a hot exchange of words with a policeman at East Legon last week. In the video, the police officer is seen ordering the artiste and his friends to get back into their cars and follow him to the police station.
After his unsuccessful bid to get the policeman to let him and his friends go, flared up, shouting and raining words on the law enforcement officer for dealing with a public figure like him in that manner.
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Source: livefmghana.com
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Ghana police collect monies from NIGERIANS EACH DAY for driving cars without numbers and these are facts, but turn around to abuse our own with the law. We must stand and protest against GHANA POLICE NOW. PAAKOW
if laws in the country do not punish bad behavior, how on earth are we going to progress as a nation? i watched the video and saw with my own eyes the unruly behavior the so called shatawale displayed towards the officer. if i were a police officer with an authority to punish flouters of the law, based on what i saw on the video, shatawale would be put behind bars without bail till a court date is given to him. if ghana is to move forward the law must be allowed to work. the guy thinks he's a celebrity(?) so he can take the law into his pocket. he is very ***barred word*** and a disgrace to mother ghana.
DSP we have heard your side of the story. Isn't it possible that your officer's conduct towards Shatta has provoked Shatta? Isn't it possible that your officer's conduct is the "cause of events that will lead to harm.”
Poor Ghana.So this ***barred word*** thinks he is a public officer?This guy feels so big.We have no sense of proportion in this country. This man and his cacophonous n0ns3nse cannot be given traction in civilised societies.Learned lawyers ,doctors,teachers and important ,useful people in our society obey the law so why can't this jackass also obey the law too?
This shatta self Hose he tHink he
Ghana police will remain bias and nonprofessional. Police arrest the poor and refuse to grant them bail between Friday 6pm-Monday 6am. When was Shatta Wale granted bail. Poor is nothing before the Ghana Police. Bicycle riders are arrested prosecuted if they don't pay bribe to police .Ghana police is dead and buried. He was just called to write statement, because the video went viral. Police may not even send him to court. Sinful police. Nation wreckers.
People from the '***barred word***' who never dreamed of being rich.
He needs to be treated like the way kwaw kese was treated and that will humble him. No one is above the law!
Shatta Wale, you need to behave well to honour your father your actions are too disgraceful and shameful and a disgrace to the Ga state if you call yourself a Ga by paternal, your mother's side is too much in you which is causing you a lot. We've got so many icons in Ghana who are from the Greater Accra eg boxing, football, music and so many events but none of them behaved the way Shatta Wale is doing but the indiscipline from his mother's side has overtaken him too much eg JJ Rawlings hay days, Koku Anyidoho, Stan Dogbe and you name them, it's appalling and need to be stopped. Indiscipline leads to a fall so be careful! I like you but ,you becoming too much. Ghana can't entertain indiscipline to destruction.
shata..you need to cool your temper..you are a Ghanaian first before becoming a Shata Wale..so just relax and live like a Ghanaian..you cannot be above the law...stay cool my brother..because everybody like you tin