We will resist attempts to conceal information under "national security" – Bentil

General News of Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Source: Starrfmonline.com

2019-03-27

Kofi Bentil, an influential member of the Coalition for the Right to Information, said the coalition would oppose any attempt by politicians to conceal information to the public under the guise of national security as a result of the adoption of the Right to Information Act (RTI).

Despite the adoption of the RTI, some Ghanaians fear that politicians and government officials will seek to conceal key information simply by signaling it as a national security document.

Addressing Francis Abban on the morning of Wednesday, Starr, jurist and vice president of IMANI Africa, said law enforcement would be the object of the meeting. careful monitoring.

"We are pleased that the RTI bill has been reviewed, but that does not mean that it is perfect. We are ready to work on it and improve it. In the future, no one has the right to say that there is no information about a problem or another. We know that there will be times when information will be protected from the public in the name of national security, but it will have to be clearly defined, "he said.

Kwame Karikari, Communications Consultant and Dean of Communication Studies at Wisconsin University College, urged Ghanaians and the media to be the most jubilant when adopting the Right to Know Act. information by Parliament.

He added that as long as the content of the new law has not been studied and accepted to meet the challenges of collecting information in the country, caution should be exercised among stakeholders.

"The RTI bill can either improve access to information or spoil the whole process, so we're interested in the content of the bill. As long as we have not seen, read and studied the content of the law, we can not rejoice and organize a party.

"If the document does not meet our expectations and gives us the necessary arrangements, we will fight against him in court but we hope for the best. The media should not give too much importance to the RTI bill because it will not necessarily help journalists to meet deadlines and produce a quality daily newspaper, "he said. declared.

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