Government worries attacks on journalists | Policy

The government has expressed concern over the increasing number of attacks against journalists and suggested that they may be linked to their work.

Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, in an interview with Bernard Avle of Citifm fm on Monday, July 8, 2019 in Accra, condemned all forms of attacks and badaults on journalists and revealed that the government was working with the media to define a mechanism to better protect journalists.

Commenting on the recent incident of journalists in Modenghana, Nkrumah said the government was expecting the police to continue investigating the alleged crime committed by the two men and allegations of torture and ill-treatment by police. National Security agents.

While congratulating the country's journalists for their contribution to nation-building, the Minister of Information also emphasized the need to define an appropriate mechanism to independently validate future claims in order to Avoid situations of conflicting reports while allowing a precise clbadification of problems qualified as attacks. about journalists.