Attack on journalists: Police should do more than mere talks – GJA President

President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Albert Dwumfour has called for more pragmatic action from the Ghana Police Service in dealing with assaults and attack on journalists.

In a yet-to-be aired interview on TV3’s Hot Issues on Sunday, November 24, Mr. Dwumfour referenced a number of attacks on Ghanaian journalists where no arrest or prosecutions were made by the police.

He urged the Ghana Police Service to stop paying lip service and demonstrate action towards attack on journalists.

His concerns come at the back of a recent stakeholder meeting by the Inspector General of Police with news editors and journalists of various media houses on Wednesday ahead of the December 7 elections.

“The media has come under severe attack. What has the police done about that? In 2020, journalists were injured, suffered collateral consequences for discharging our professional duties and the police till today hasn’t apprehended or prosecuted anyone and journalist was shot, the victim has gone through three surgeries already and still recovering, cannot walk and has become disabled for serving mother Ghana but the police is still looking on and hasn’t done anything about it.

“What we are saying is that we need to see actions not talks,” he told host, Kemini Amanor.

Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, urged the media to work closely with the police to curb misinformation and disinformation before, during and after the general election.

He said the management of in­formation was crucial in this year’s elections as it was key to ensuring peace during the polls.

He said tackling these challeng­es, would require the full support of the media, stressing that, “We expect that you don’t offer your platforms for spreading misinfor­mation and dis information.”

The post Attack on journalists: Police should do more than mere talks – GJA President first appeared on 3News.

Read Full Story