The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has filed a petition with the US Government asking it to invoke visa restrictions against Assin Central MP, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong.
The petition was filed through the US Embassy in Ghana.
ASEPA wants is making its request in accordance with to Section 212 of the US Immigration and Nationality Act.
According to them, recent threat instigated by the MP against Multimedia Group journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, for his report on the Ejura protest is frowned upon by the US government as it has always taken an interest in the safety of journalists across the world by imposing sanctions on governments and individuals found culpable of such an act.
ASEPA said this is not the first of Mr Agyapong’s actions against journalists as he (Kennedy Agyapong) “in 2019, sitting on National TV issued threats against Tiger Eye Journalist Ahmed Suale, inciting mob action against the journalist for the role he played in investigative expose dubbed “Number 12″ which exposed the huge corruption that had bedevilled football administration in Ghana.”
“We are counting on the international interest of the US Government in defending human rights and also in the promotion of the safety and well-being of Journalists across the World to help protect Journalists in Ghana who are constantly falling victims to the recklessness and viciousness of Mr Agyapong.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com