Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, information Minister, has visited the two Citi FM journalists who were allegedly manhandled by operatives of the National Security on Tuesday.
Hon. Nkrumah visited the duo on Friday May 14, 2021 to commiserate with them; and assuring them of further investigations on the matter.
“As a colleague and as a Minister for the sector, I came by this morning to pay you a visit and also to express to you the worry with which we receive the account on what transpired at the National Security. We were worried because it does not reflect how staff of a security agency should treat anybody; be the person a citizen, let alone a journalist”.
“If that person is under investigation, assisting an investigation or being suspected as haven done something untoward like in this case the suspicion of going contrary to the rules there, it still will not warrant that particular conduct as reported”.
It will be recalled that National Security operatives, on Tuesday, detained Caleb for allegedly filming on the premises of the National Security Ministry. He was later released after questioning; but has since alleged that he was assaulted by officers of the National Security during his interrogation.
Meanwhile, addressing management of the Accra-based media outfit, the Minister called for patience on the matter and assured of further investigations.
Source || depunch.com
Ewurama Acheampoma