As part of a dialogue to facilitate the release of the Akwatia-based reporter Ebenezer Ofori Agyei (A.K.A Odiasempa), the Eastern Regional Executives of the Ghana Journalists Association, GJA, have met with the Regional Police Command to agree on the way forward for the caged reporter.
A statement released by the GJA Eastern Region Executives said they are happy to hear that the Regional Police Command has sent a delegation made up of senior police officers to Akwatia on a fact-finding mission on the matter and the same delegation would be at the Kade Magistrates court tomorrow to facilitate the reporter’s bail since it would be contempt of court for the police to grant him bail immediately.
After about an hour of deliberation, the Regional Police Commander, DCOP Alphonse Adu Amankwah, assured the GJA Executives that the Akwatia-based reporter would be given the optimum protection and that not even a strain of hair of the reporter would be tampered with.
The Regional Commander gave the assurance that the Service has also taken steps to relocate the journalist from the Akwatia Police cells to a safer place at (Asamankese) after the GJA raised alarm that it would be dangerous for the reporter to live in the custody of DSP Yaw Agyekum Dankwa since he is the complainant, prosecutor and custodian in the case.
Meanwhile, the GJA-ER is making efforts to get legal representation for the incarcerated reporter on Friday at the Kade Magistrates court.
The GJA allayed any fears among journalists and media practitioners in the Eastern Region stemming from the Kangaroo action by DSP Yaw Agyekum Dankwa.
