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General News of Monday, March 18, 2019
Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh
2019-03-18
Monney case
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has called on the Ghanaian police to arrest Isaac Owusu-Bempah and sue him for physically badaulting Radio XYZ staff in Accra.
The founder and leader of Glorious Word and Power Ministries International reportedly stormed the radio station with gunmen looking for broadcaster 'Mugabe'.
According to reports, the angry team would have pushed the station's administrator and ransacked the locals looking for the presenter.
A statement signed and published in Accra on March 15 by GJA President Roland Affail Monney, explained that the call to arrest the pastor was to deter himself, his appointees and other people sharing the same ideas to behave in the same way in the future. .
According to the declaration, the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, under Article 17 (1), states that no one is above the law and that the constitutional provision must be respected in accordance with reorienting the prophet as subject and not lord of the law. .
He also called on the Christian Council of Ghana, the Catholic Secretariat of Ghana, the Pentecostal Council of Ghana, the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council of Ghana and other Christian bodies, as well as the clergy and Christianity in general to join to the GJA to condemn the violent behavior of Owusu-Bempah, who brought the name of their faith into contempt, discredit and ridicule.
"We do not believe that aggression and violence are the incentives of the Holy Spirit. That is why, in their quest to save the victims, Ghanaian Christianity must defeat Owusu-Bempah and also strive to exorcise any spirit that compels it to betray the piety of Christianity for deported behavior. other spirits, "he said.
The statement reminded Owusu-Bempah that the means of claiming redress for grievances were governed by the rule of law and civility in a democratic context and not by badault and violence.
Quoting some books from the Bible, the statement said that the Bible he claims derives his title of minister does not tolerate badaults and violence and urges Owusu-Bempah to seek guidance and spiritual edification in the words of Jesus Christ to Peter after the violence of the latter. driving to Gethsemane.
He reiterated his appeal to members and other media professionals in general not to be intimidated by deviants of the rule of law who might want to use violence as a weapon to stifle press freedom, adding that "We have a constitutional mandate to badume and we must do it without fear or favor.
The statement advised journalists and other media professionals to maintain high professional standards at all times and strive to be the companions of the truth alone.
The attack against Radio XYZ comes exactly four months after Owusu-Bempah reportedly vandalized studio equipment at Hot FM, another Accra-based radio station.
Appearing in a news program on the station on December 13, 2018, he reportedly vandalized the studio equipment.
The statement adds that the two radio station attacks that occurred within four months clearly indicate that "the man of God" is gaining notoriety as a "man of violence "and so it must be controlled for that reason.
Below is a copy of the complete declaration
The Ghana Association of Journalists (GJA) is appalled by reports of physical badaults against staff of Radio XYZ, a private radio station based in Accra, by the founder and CEO of Glorious Word. Power Ministries, Isaac Owusu-Bempah. We unreservedly condemn the action of Owusu-Bempah and call on the police to arrest him immediately and bring him to justice.
Last Friday, March 15, 2019, Owusu-Bempah reportedly stormed the premises of the radio station in the company of four thugs armed with weapons in search of a presenter of the radio station . In doing so, he and his armed cohorts allegedly abused the administrator and other staff of the radio station.
The attack against Radio XYZ comes exactly four months after Owusu-Bempah reportedly vandalized studio equipment at Hot FM, another Accra-based radio station. Appearing in a news program on the station on December 13, 2018, he reportedly vandalized the studio equipment. These two attacks on radio stations over a period of four months clearly indicate that "the man of God" is rapidly gaining notoriety as a "man of violence" and for this reason he must be controlled.
In this regard, the GJA calls on Ghanaian police to immediately arrest Owusu-Bempah and sue him to deter himself, his proxies and other like-minded people from behaving similarly in the same way. l & # 39; future. The 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, by virtue of Article 17 (1), states in no uncertain terms that no one is above the law. This constitutional provision must be maintained by reorienting Owusu-Bempah as subject and not as lord of the law.
We also invite the Christian Council of Ghana, the Catholic Secretariat of Ghana, the Pentecostal Council of Ghana, the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council of Ghana and other Christian bodies, as well as the clergy and Christianity in general to strongly condemn the Owusu-Bempah's violent behavior, brought the name of their faith into contempt, discredit and ridicule. We do not believe that aggression and violence are the incentives of the Holy Spirit. That is why, in their quest to save the victims, Ghanaian Christianity must defeat Owusu-Bempah and also strive to exorcise the spirit that would incite it to betray the divinity of Christianity for behavior impelled by other spirits.
The GJA wishes to remind Owusu-Bempah that in a democratic system, the means to seek redress of grievances are governed by the rule of law and civility. Assault, violence and similar behavior are not a civil means of seeking redress for grievances. Even if he does not like the rule of law, the Bible he claims to draw his title of minister does not tolerate badault and violence. From the time of the Old Testament, when God blamed Cain for killing his brother Abel, at the time of the New Testament, when Jesus Christ blamed Peter for being wounded In the ear of one of his captors, the Bible is replete with examples of how God hates violence by man against man. And we urge Owusu-Bempah to seek guidance and spiritual edification in the words of Jesus Christ to Peter after the violent behavior of the latter in Gethsemane:
"Then Jesus said to him, Lift up your sword in its place; for all who take the sword will perish by the sword "(Matthew 26:52 – KJV).
The GJA wishes to take this opportunity to reiterate its appeal to members and other media professionals in general not to be intimidated by deviants of the rule of law who might want to use violence as a weapon to quell freedom of the press. We have a constitutional mandate to fulfill and we must do it without fear or favor.
However, we advise journalists and other media professionals to maintain high professional standards at all times and strive to be the companion of the truth. Our vocation is to report the truth as pure as it is and not to mingle the truth with derogatory, insulting or provocative remarks. Nevertheless, nothing justifies the conduct of Owusu-Bempah.
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