{"id":256608,"date":"2024-11-27T16:31:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/police-launch-investigation-into-disruption-at-metro-tv\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T16:31:10","slug":"police-launch-investigation-into-disruption-at-metro-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/police-launch-investigation-into-disruption-at-metro-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Police launch investigation into disruption at Metro TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into an incident that occurred at the premises of Metro TV in Accra, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, some police officers and a court bailiff stormed the premises of Metro TV to interrupt a live broadcast over a long-standing debt owed to Vodacom.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged debt, which dates back over three years, has triggered legal action, leading to the issuance of a writ of execution permitting the seizure of assets.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicate that the dispute is a private business matter unrelated to politics, contrary to speculations circulating in the public domain.<\/p>\n<p>The bailiff, armed with the court order, attempted to take possession of Metro TV\u2019s property but was met with resistance from the station\u2019s private security personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The Police in a statement issued on Wednesday said preliminary investigations indicate that upon a request from the court, Police Officers accompanied a court bailiff in the company of the judgment creditor, Vodacom Business (Ghana) Limited, to execute a court order against Metro TV.<\/p>\n<p>The police urged the public, particularly the management and staff of Metro TV, to remain calm and cooperate with the Police in the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zs2dwjvwpM\">\n<p>Armed Police storm Metro TV to execute court order over Vodacom debt<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cArmed Police storm Metro TV to execute court order over Vodacom debt\u201d \u2014 Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2024\/11\/armed-police-storm-metro-tv-to-execute-court-order-over-vodacom-debt\/embed\/#?secret=Bevs36Rb7d#?secret=zs2dwjvwpM\" data-secret=\"zs2dwjvwpM\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zs2dwjvwpM\">\n<p>Armed Police storm Metro TV to execute court order over Vodacom debt<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cArmed Police storm Metro TV to execute court order over Vodacom debt\u201d \u2014 Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2024\/11\/armed-police-storm-metro-tv-to-execute-court-order-over-vodacom-debt\/embed\/#?secret=Bevs36Rb7d#?secret=zs2dwjvwpM\" data-secret=\"zs2dwjvwpM\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into an incident that occurred at the premises of Metro TV in Accra, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. Reportedly, some police officers and a court bailiff stormed the premises of Metro TV to interrupt a live broadcast over a long-standing debt owed to Vodacom. The alleged debt, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":256609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-256608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Police launch investigation into disruption at Metro TV - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/27\/police-launch-investigation-into-disruption-at-metro-tv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Police launch investigation into disruption at Metro TV - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ghana Police Service has commenced an investigation into an incident that occurred at the premises of Metro TV in Accra, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. 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