Aggression of journalists: CHRAJ demands that police be prosecuted and rejects the investigation of service

General News of Saturday, March 16, 2019

Source: 3news.com

2019-03-16

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) calls for the prosecution of police officers who allegedly badaulted Ghanaian Times journalists

According to the human rights agency, news about the attack was greeted with "great exasperation".

A statement by CHRAJ Commissioner Joseph Whittal showed the frustration of the CHRAJ who warned the police "over and over" to be restrained when handling human beings "but to no avail".

"In this regard, the Commission requests the Inspector General of Police to conduct a thorough investigation into this case and, based on the findings of this investigation, to crack down on the bad and treat the perpetrators of this crime. odious according to the law.

"The Commission recommends prosecuting these misled police officers before a competent court and not subjecting them to a disciplinary investigation by the Administrative Service to deter others and rebadure Ghanaians that the police are not above the law."

A dozen policemen and a soldier on Thursday attacked two journalists from the Ghanaian Times, a public company, when they decided to film an accident involving a policeman driven by an unregistered motorcycle and involved in a traffic offense. . Another editor was also heckled by the police.

One of the reporters, a badfeeding mother who had her baby delivered by caesarean section, was hit in the lower abdomen, collapsed and was rushed to the emergency unit. Ridge hospital while the others were again mistreated by the police.

Citing sections 15 (1) and (2) of the 1992 Constitution, the President of the CHRAJ stated that "the use of excessive and unreasonable force by the police is clear evidence of violation of human rights ".

The Commissioner also recommended that victims be compensated for injuries, injuries and losses.

However, the general public has been encouraged to abide by the law because it baderts its rights and freedoms with care, ensuring that it acts in accordance with its structures.