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The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the Ghana Police Service to investigate the death threats received by independent investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni.
The threats against Manasseh’s life came after an opinion article written by the journalist on the outcome of the 2020 elections with the headline ‘Akufo-Addo Commissioner ERROR and coup d’état’ that managed to aggravate a political fanatic.
The article discussed the alleged anomalies with the Techiman South parliamentary results and the denial of the people of the Santrokfi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) areas to vote for a parliamentary representative.
The threat was sent to him in an email on Christmas Day, the day after the article was published.
According to GJA, “This is the latest in a series of death threats issued against Manasseh in recent years. But the poison in the last death notice sent to him by email is poisonous enough to end life, and for that reason the GJA wants to sound the alarm for everyone to respond. “
Later, the Association condemned the act, describing it as an ‘act of barbarism’ that must be to death if it gets to the bottom and the culprit is dealt with decisively ”.
The GJA further called on the Ghana Police Service to provide adequate security for Mr. Azure Awuni and other journalists across the country who have received death threats.
“In relation to the above, we call on the Ghana Police Service to investigate, arrest and prosecute the suspect as quickly and decisively as possible.”
The GJA also called on the president, the National Peace Council, political parties, civil society organizations, religious organizations, and all well-meaning Ghanaians to roundly condemn the death threats issued against Manasseh and other journalists in the country.
GJA then urged 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.
