Edusei J.A. delivered the judgment of the court. The government appointed a commission of inquiry to investigate the escape of five prisoners from the Ussher Fort Prison on 12 November 1979. A number of prison officers including the appellant appeared before the commission. A report was, in due course, submitted to the government. The government also released a White Paper on the commission's report and insofar as the appellant, who was Deputy Director of Prisons, was concerned, the government made the following statement: