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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is requesting updates from the Ghanaian government on the status of investigations into the death of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
Calls to find the assassins of Tiger Eye PI member have intensified since his murder in 2019.
Although the government has given several assurances to do justice to the deceased journalist, those behind his murder have yet to be arrested and prosecuted.
UNESCO has also called unfortunate attacks on some journalists during the elections which have just ended.
UNESCO representative in Ghana Abdou Rahamane Diallo, speaking at a regional consultative meeting on the safety of journalists in Kumasi, said the government of Ghana must ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.
“We urge Ghana to inform us [UNESCO] on the status of the murder of Ahmed Suale. We have just heard from the Deputy Minister of Information on updates to these investigations and we follow and encourage that efforts be continued to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and brought to justice.
Deputy Information Minister Pius Enam Hadzide, speaking at the same event, said the government was working with security agencies to find the people behind the murder of Ahmed Suale.
“Ghana slipped on the Global Press Freedom Index and lost its place of pride as the top ranked country. Our decline has been attributed by most commentators to the unfortunate death of Ahmed Suale. The government has strongly supported law enforcement agencies to resolve these criminal cases and many others that have yet to be fully investigated.
The family calls for justice
Ahmed Hussein Suale’s family had previously expressed disappointment with the government and security agencies for their failure to locate his killers.
According to them, the government did not treat his death very seriously nearly a year after the incident.
Brother of the deceased, Ibrahim Kamilu Tahidu even told Citi News that the family felt ignored.
“In fact, the family is very disappointed with the security services and the government itself. It seems they are not interested in the case. After all this noise, have you heard of anything yet? And have you heard of a government official chatting again? Even the Attorney General couldn’t remember the date my brother was assassinated in Parliament. Does this not in itself mean that the government is not interested in our case? He asked.
— citinewsroom
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