Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has asked the Police to immediately investigate the death threats on some journalists following the December 7 elections.
Mr Oppong Nkrumah noted that a number of journalists have reported threats and at least one robbery in the aftermath of the 2020 polls.
“It has been suggested that these threats are associated with their work as journalists,” he said.
He added “It is of critical importance that our security agencies get to the bottom of these complaints and use all the legitimate means at their disposal to unmask the identities of the culprits – whatever their motives – and arrest and prosecute them with speed.
“Ghana’s enviable reputation as a protector of journalists’ rights and freedoms must be preserved. Manasseh Awuni, Captain Smart, Afia Pokua et al, my thoughts are with you.”
It is of critical importance that our security agencies get to the bottom of these complaints and use all the legitimate means at their disposal to unmask the identities of the culprits – whatever their motives – and arrest and prosecute them with speed.
— Kojo Oppong Nkrumah (@konkrumah) December 28, 2020
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Roland Affail Monney also asked the Police to immediately investigate the death threats on some journalists following the elections 2020.
This comes after freelance Journalist Mannaseh Azure has reported that he is being threatened for an opinion piece he wrote on the recently-held elections.
A statement by the GJA on Sunday December 27 said “The GJA totally condemns such barbaric contemplation, machination, orchestration, plot and scheme, whether individually inspired or collectively conspired to kill a journalist for discharging a lawful mandate guaranteed by the 1992 constitution of the Republic of Ghana
“In this regard of the foregoing, we call on the Ghana Police Service to investigate, arrest and prosecute the suspect as swiftly and decisively as possible.”
The Association also asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to condemn the attacks and threats on journalists “and give a firm assurance about their safety and security.”
By Laud Nartey|3news.com|Ghana
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