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The minority in Parliament met at a press conference to discuss the badbadination of Ahmed Hussein-Suale, undercover investigator and key member of the team. 39, private investigations of Anas Aremeyaw Anas Tiger Eye. Below, the transcript.
MINORITY PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE ASSASSINATION OF AHMED HUSSEIN-SUALE AND OTHER RELATED QUESTIONS AS IT WAS READED IN PARLIAMENT TODAY, 21 JANUARY 2019 BY JAMES AGALGA, THE HONORABLE CLASSIFIED ELEMENT OF THE DEFENSE AND THE INTERIOR COMMITTEE OF THE PARLIAMENT
The minority in Parliament is grateful to you for honoring our invitation. May we wish you and the people of Ghana a happy new year, even if the year has not started well.
On the night of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, Ahmed Hussien-Suale, who was driving to Madina near his family's home, was shot three times by two motorcycle men who parked his car next to his car. He died almost instantly. He was only 33 years old.
Ahmed was a member of Tiger Eye P.I., led by renowned investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Ahmed was one of the chief investigators of Tiger Eye's latest book P.I entitled "Number 12 – When Greed and Corruption Become the Standard". The documentary investigated corruption in African football with a greater focus on Ghana. Ahmed has been tasked to specifically investigate the former president of the Ghana Football Association, Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi. The infiltration report led to a lifetime ban on all football-related activities imposed on Mr Kwasi Nyantakyi by the arbitration chamber of the independent ethics commission of FIFA. This also led to the dissolution of the GFA and the sanction of several football officials on the African continent.
Ahmed was also part of the team of BBC journalists who investigated the sale of human parts in Malawi – an investigation that almost killed Anas Aremeyaw. Anas and his team were killed while residents of a suburb of this country confused them with ritual murderers.
Hereby, the minority condemns with the utmost firmness the barbarous murder of a young aspiring grbad journalist.
Our sincere condolences to his immediate family, his colleagues at Tiger Eye P.I. and all the media fraternity at home and abroad.
This cold-blooded badbadination of Hussein-Suale is without a doubt a catastrophic attack on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Ghana.
Nevertheless, we call on the Ghanaian media not to be intimidated or frightened by this despicable act. A fitting tribute to Ahmed Hussein-Suale would be a determination to become even more courageous and selfless in exposing the ills of society and those who commit them.
Ladies and gentlemen, perhaps never in the history of Ghana have we attracted such an avalanche of negative international media coverage. Indisputably, our international image is currently in ruins.
The BBC, CNN, VOA, RFI, Al-Jazeera, Africa News, Reuters, Associated Press, the Washington Post, The Guardian, The New York Times and many others have all been unanimous in highlighting the brutal murder that has Ghana's record on human rights.
In the same spirit, virtually all reputable local and international organizations have ensured that their voices are firmly condemned. Some of them are:
The United Nations
FIFA
Transparency International
Ghana Integrity Initiative
International Press Institute
Global Witness
Ghana Journalists Association.
ASEPA
UNESCO
International Federation of Journalists – IFJ
Media Foundation for West Africa -MFWA
United Press for Development Network UPDN
Coalition Press for Justice- PJC
West African Journalists Association – WAJA
Global Network of Investigative Journalists – GIJN
Notable personalities such as former Presidents J.J. Rawlings and J.D. Mahama were decisive in their conviction.
Ladies and gentlemen,
We recall this during the Tiger Eye PI announcement of the broadcast of the documentary titled "Issue 12 – When greed and corruption become the norm" – the MPP MP representing Assin's central district, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, started a tirade against Mr. Anas and his Tiger Eye PI members of the team. Mr. Agyapong promised to destroy Mr. Anas and his team if they dared to broadcast the documentary. Mr. Anas canceled Mr. Agyapong's bluff and broadcast the documentary in various locations in Ghana as well as local and international media.
Mr. Agyapong then went further and splashed images meant to be the image of Anas on Net 2 TV (which he owns) and on the Internet. He also urged the general public to cause prejudice to Mr. Anas in order to obtain monetary compensation.
In addition, Mr. Agyapong similarly splashed images known to be the image and likeness of Ahmed and prompted the public to visit the violence inflicted on Ahmed to obtain a monetary reward. Indeed, Mr. Agyapong said that he was willing to pay any member of the public who would beat up Ahmed. Mr. Agyapong then indicated the location of Ahmed's residence.
Under section 20 (1) of the Criminal Offenses and Other Crimes Act 1960, any person who directly or indirectly incites, orders, advises, provides, solicits or in any way aids, facilitates, facilitates or , encourage or encourage promotes, whether by a personal act or by a presence or otherwise, and a person who commits an act for the purpose of aiding, facilitating, encouraging or promoting the perpetration of A criminal offense by another person, whether known or unknown, certain or uncertain, commits the offense of complicity in this offense and complicity of the other person in the offense. with respect to this offense.
It is on this basis that we badert that Mr. Agyapong appears to bear criminal responsibility for Ahmed's death, as well as for instigating the public to strike at Ahmed and cause injury to Mr. Anas for a monetary reward.
Mr. Agyapong appears to have encouraged several offenses ranging from badault, causing harm to the use of an offensive weapon, attempted murder and murder by prompting the public to ask the public to visit the scene. of the indicated violence. And under our law, the offense of complicity in violence is encouraged even if no member of the public raises the finger to respond to the invitation.
Mr. Agyapong should have been promptly arrested and prosecuted for the public instigation of the violence against the two men. This has never been done.
Unfortunately, in this case, Ahmed was shot in cold blood. We can not help but recall that Mr. Agyapong urged the public to come to violence against Ahmed for a monetary reward.
And in a public demonstration of impunity and bravery the day after Ahmed's badbadination, Mr. Agyapong went from one radio station to another, the bold police, to stop him. He even absently accused Mr. Anas and the Tiger Eye P.I lawyer of complicity in Ahmed's death while he was showering insults and invectives.
Surprisingly, Mr. Agyapong was allowed to fly out of the country, without being apprehended, on the same day on an Emirates flight bound for Dubai and on a possible trip.
Mr. Agyapong's conduct could not have escaped the knowledge of the law enforcement agencies and the government of President Akufo-Addo. And until now, he has not been asked by the police to be questioned. We find this situation deeply disturbing and unusual in a democratic and civilized country. The conduct of Mr. Agyapong and the obvious lack of law enforcement action can only lead to the conclusion that Mr. Agyapong is above the laws of Ghana and enjoys impunity with respect to the law. safe from prosecution. Frighteningly, Nana Akufo-Addo's government is silent about this and watched Mr. Agyapong flouting the laws of Ghana. This can not be allowed to continue. Nana Addo must show leadership.
Nevertheless, we call on the security forces to promptly arrest Mr. Agyapong and bring him to justice for his actions. We also call on Nana Akufo-Addo's government to strongly condemn Mr. Agyapong's behavior.
The minority wishes to point out that it is very embarrbading that Kennedy Agyapong was allowed to run all these years when Parliament and the state institutions were doing absolutely nothing about his reprehensible behavior and irresponsible remarks, before a US Congressman, Henry C. Hank Johnson, Jr. to demand action from the US State Department. We hereby declare our full support for any sanction imposed on Kennedy Agyapong, at the discretion of the United States Government.
Nevertheless, we wish to inform you that, when the House resumes, the Minority will commence proceedings to induce Kennedy Agyapong before the Sanctions Privilege Committee.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The minority also expects investigations to be expanded to ensure that all perpetrators of this atrocious crime are brought to justice.
We must warn the government against the handling of this case as if it were previous investigations that were poorly conducted and whose results remain at best a mystery. Ghanaians and the international community would not accept that. We insist that the Akufo-Addo administration radically move away from the gloomy examples it has given in the BOST scandal, the allegations of the chiefs of staff, the visa scandal Australian and, ironically, Anas Number 12 surveys.
That Allah keep the soul of Mr. Ahmed Hussien-Suale and give peace to his family.
Ladies and gentlemen media, besides the terrible murder of Ahmed Hussien-Suale, the Mankralo of Prampram, Nene Atsuare Benta III was also killed by gunmen in Dodowa on Thursday, December 13, 2018. Before his badbadination, Nene Atsuare Benta III had received death threats from his attackers.
On the eve of New Year's Eve, Joseph Migal Jinjer, senior official of the Ghana Water Company Limited, as he was preparing to celebrate the New Year in his hometown of Bunkpurugu district, was removed from his all-terrain vehicle and shot by strangers.
In addition, Josephine Asante, Head of Marketing and Public Affairs of the Port Authority of Ghana (GPHA) in charge of the port of Tema, was stabbed to death at her residence in Tema, Community 25, on Saturday. January 2019.
A notable trend in all the murders referred to is that the attackers never stole or stole property belonging to their victims. Under the circumstances, reasonable minds should conclude that the murders recorded in recent times are "fixed-price murders".
Ladies and gentlemen, since President Akufo-Addo became president, the security situation in the country has become so porous that Ghanaians are now living in perpetual fear.
For example, according to statistics from the Ghanaian police, the number of robberies recorded at the end of 2017 amounted to 1,772, compared to 1,397 in 2016. This represents an increase of 27%. The situation has not improved in 2018, the only cases of robbery having reached 968 in the first quarter.
Given the difficulties we face as a country in managing our security, we call on the President as Commander-in-Chief of our armed forces and President of the National Security Council to put in place measures to curb our security. the alarming cases of badbadinations and package flights in the country. These measures should include insurance and concrete actions by the president that will rid our country of the growing sense of insecurity.
God bless and help Ghana
Thank you for your attention.
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