Albert Dwumfuor is the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA)
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has renewed calls for the Ghana Police Service to ensure that justice is served in all unresolved cases of assaults against journalists.
The appeal was made during a press briefing held on Tuesday, June 9, 2025.
The association stated it has, over the years, adopted a multi-pronged strategy, ranging from stakeholder engagements and court actions, to public petitions and the blacklisting of offenders, in its effort to protect journalists and hold perpetrators accountable.
“Bring closure to assault cases against journalists. We must not allow the culture of impunity to fester. The silence of justice speaks volumes to those who prey on journalists,” the GJA stated.
Albert Dwumfuor stressed that the association would not hesitate to reintroduce its naming and shaming campaign targeting individuals who display persistent hostility towards journalists.
“We owe it to our democracy to ensure that those who inform the public are not silenced through fear or violence,” he added.
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 55-year-old New Patriotic Party supporter into police custody for allegedly assaulting JoyNews journalist Latif Iddrisu during a recent protest at the premises of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) in Accra.
The accused, Theophilus Kpakpo Thompson, has been charged with assault and threat of death.
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