The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called for a probe into the alleged death threats against investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni.
This was contained in a statement issued by the GJA opening the alleged threats issued to the journalist over an opinion he penned about the work of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the 2020 presidential and parliamentary polls.
They have also appealed to the President to condemn death threats against journalists in Ghana.
They also want him to give a firm assurance that his administration will protect the lives of Ghanaian journalists.
To the president of Ghana, the statement said: “The GJA calls on the President, who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, to condemn the death threats against journalists and give a firm assurance about their safety and security. We also call on the National Peace Council, political parties, civil society organisations, religious organisations, and all well-meaning Ghanaians to roundly condemn the death threats issued against Manasseh and other journalists in the country.
We also urge our media partners, both national and international, including the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), and Rapporteur San Frontier (Reporters Without Borders) to condemn the death threats against journalists in Ghana. We wish to bring to the attention of our national and international media partners that, although Ghana is touted as a beacon of democracy in Africa, the death nail is being driven hard into the coffin of free speech and press freedom, which are cardinal functionaries of democracy. And it is time to halt the Pall Bearers from carrying the casket of free speech and press freedom to the graveyard, while we attempt to resurrect same from death.”
Read the full statement below
By: Rainbowradioonline.com
