[ 2021-02-27 ]

Why has nothing been done to Ken Agyapong over Ahmed Suale’s death? Manasseh
Former Multimedia employee who is now a freelance
journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has lashed out at
the Akufo-Addo government over its handling of the
threat received by late Tiger Eye journalist Ahmed
Suale even before his death.

The journalist said the government is quick to
arrest other people for issuing threats but has so
far failed to deal decisively with “someone”
[referring to Kennedy Agyapong] who threatened a
journalist someone threatened a journalist, who
was later killed.



Mr. Azure Awuni argued that that someone “put a
photograph of the undercover journalist on
television and ordered whoever saw him to attack
him and he would pay. He even mentioned where the
undercover journalist lived. Nothing was done to
him even though the threats were viral”.

“Ahmed Hussein-Suale, the journalist, was shot
and killed after those threats. And nothing has
happened to the one who issued the threat.” He
said.



Mr. Azure Awuni said in Ghana today “many
journalists are living in fear but are too afraid
to even mention it.”

He was writing in response to claims by
Information Minister designate that government was
unaware Manasseh Azure Awuni left the country
based on threats on his life.

Mr. Azure Awuni said Mr. Oppong Nkrumah should
change his priority.



“So, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah, your priority should be
how journalists will not only be safe but also
FEEL SAFE to practise our trade in Ghana. We
consider you to be one of our own. Your competence
is not in question. But your effort at promoting
the independence, freedom, and safety of
journalists has been abysmal.

And when people claim the attacks are increasing
because of irresponsible journalism, tell them
that irresponsible journalism has always been
there. Tell them that the most irresponsible media
house in the past four years has not been attacked
because it is aligned with the governing party,
the NPP. So irresponsible journalism, as
condemnable as it is, cannot be the reason for the
intolerance of the government.

There are avenues to deal with journalistic
infractions. They do not include death threats,
physical attacks, killings by unknown gunmen,
arrests, detention, and alleged torture by
National Security operatives, as we’ve seen in
the past four years.” He wrote.

He advised the government to do better in dealing
with threats against journalist.

“The scariest part is a perception that if the
person who attacks a journalist is a member of
your governing party, then that journalist should
forget about ever getting justice. This perception
is scary, but those who hold that view may not be
wrong.”

Source - MyNewsGh.com

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