IGP and A-G prosecuted for assault on multimedia journalist Latiff Iddrisu

IGP and A-G prosecuted for badault on multimedia journalist Latiff Iddrisu

The Multimedia Group Limited, operator of Joy FM and other television brands and one of its journalists, m Latiff Iddrisu, continued the Inspector General of Police (IGP), m David Asante Apeatu and the Attorney General (A-G) about the alleged police brutality were arrested by the journalist at the Ghana Police Service headquarters on March 27, 2018.

In a lawsuit filed in the High Court of Accra by their lawyer, m Samson Lardy Anyenini, the media organization and m Iddrisu claims GHG 10 million in compensatory damages, GHF 10,209 in special damages, an order for exemplary, aggravated and general damages, as well as costs, including legal costs.

Among other remedies, the complainants are also seeking statements that Ghanaian police officers have committed criminal acts, badault, battery and unlawful imprisonment. m Iddrisu.

They also want a statement that the defendants are "responsible for the actions of Ghanaian police officers".

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March 27, 2018, m Iddrisu reportedly suffered a skull fracture after the police brutally badaulted him at the CID headquarters in Accra, while he was reporting the protest of some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the detention of the secretary Deputy General of the Party, Mr. Koku Anyidoho.

Some police officers reportedly subjected Iddrisu to severe beatings.

Describing the nature of the badault, the plaintiffs in their statement claimed that Multimedia Group Limited had m Iddrisu to cover the demonstration of NDC supporters against m The arrest of Anyidoho.

He explained that in an attempt to obtain accurate information for his reporting, m Iddrisu asked the police for the specific name of one of the crowd control vehicles, but instead of answering him, the police officer m Iddrisu by the shirt, pulled it and slapped it to the face.

m Iddrisu, added the statement, fell, the policeman pushed him into the crowd and other police officers threw himself on him.

"First applicant (m Iddrisu) was pushed into the main enclosure and subjected to further beatings, including a blow in the ribs. 1st applicant (m Iddrisu) was violently hit in the head with the butt of a gun several times by another officer until he began to vomit blood, "he said.

He further explained that m Iddrisu was beaten by the police until he was rescued by a policewoman.

According to the statement, m Iddrisu was later taken for treatment at the North Kaneshie Lighthouse Hospital in Accra, where he was admitted due to signs of difficulty walking, a blurred vision and a swollen face. .

Aggression of journalists

The lawsuit comes in the context of numerous attacks on journalists by security agents.

However, no security officer has been prosecuted for attacks against 25 journalists since 2016.

Checks by Online chart revealed a long list of victims, including journalists, photojournalists and station managers and publishers, who were brutally attacked by soldiers and police.

Some of the attacks left journalists with serious health problems. For example, Victor Kwawukume of the Daily Graphic lost his sense of smell after being beaten by Ho police while covering a deluge of criminals.