The attacks on journalists in this country is becoming a norm which the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah who also doubles as the MP for Ofoase Ayerebi wants to curtail.
The Information Minister in a program organized for Judges on Monday June 20, 2022 to deepen their capacity in dealing with matters of freedom of expression and safety of journalists and reinforce their expertise towards fighting abuses against journalists by ensuring prosecution and trial of those responsible for these attacks urged Judges to punish severely anyone who attacks journalist in this country no matter the person’s political affiliation or social status.
“It will be the strongest message to the next batch of state and non-state actors that it is not acceptable to attack journalists no matter how much you disagree with what they say,”.
The question is, will this really eradicate the situation or worsen it?
Is the public not supposed to be educated on how to relate to journalists in the country to understand the work they do so that no one infringes on the right of anyone?
Your thoughts are welcome.
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