Muntaka Mubarak, the Minority
Chief Whip has questioned why the Member of Parliament for Assin Central,
Kennedy Agyapong, is not facing trial for some comments he made about the late
investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein Suale.
Hussein Suale became the subject
of attacks and abuse by Kennedy Agyapong following his role in the Number12
documentary which uncovered deep-rooted corruption at the Ghana Football
Association.
Kennedy Agyapong made certain
remarks which were understood by some persons as threats to the life of the
journalist.
On January 19, 2019, Suale was
cold-bloodedly murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants with police offering
little update on investigations so far.
Muntaka Mubarak in a question to
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah probed why he is not concerned that the man who allegedly
threatened a journalist is walking free after the death of the journalist.
Muntaka premised his question on
the fact that Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the Chairman of the National Democratic
Congress, is facing trial for allegedly threatening Jean Mensa, the Chairperson
of the Electoral Commission.
He could not fathom why Kennedy
Agyapong is walking a free man when Ofosu Ampofo is in court.
“When journalists on Montie FM allegedly threatened the
president, they were made to face prosecution. When Samuel Ofosu Ampofo
allegedly made comments that threatened the EC, he is facing trial. So why is
our colleague Kennedy Agyapong not facing trial for comments made before
Suale’s murder,” he quizzed Oppong Nkrumah who appeared before the Appointment
Committee for his vetting.
Oppong Nkrumah, however, remarked that such issues lie within
the purview of the police and that he cannot comment on matters of
investigation.
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