Journalists Beaten By Policemen At Mtn Fa Cup Finals

Police officer championing the brutality

Accredited Journalists billed to cover the 2011 MTN FA Cup finals were locked out and some beaten-up by security officials in an attempt to discharge their core duty.

Policemen blocked all entries to the inner perimeter after the match, rendering accreditations given to the media to access places such us the field useless.

Not even pleas by some reknowned sports journalists in the country was enough to convince the unruly policemen in granting access which by the way is mandatory.

In a brutal show of force, GHANAsoccernet’s Ameenu Shardow was manhandled and beaten like a common criminal by these unprofessional policemen and could have even been worse if not the timely intervention of GFA vice President Fred Pappoe.

The young journalist will be lodging an official complain to the Police service and if possible pursue legal action against the amateur policemen whose duty was to protect lives and property at the Stadium.

The policemen involved have been identified and captured on camera and would be dealt with according to the laws of the country which frowns on assault on its citizens.

Organisers of the competition are yet to explain why they allowed the security detail to have a filled day with the media who have threatened not to cover any of its events after Sunday’s ordeal