The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has demanded progress in the Ahmed Suale murder case and threatened to escalate the matter to the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice by March 2025 if no action is taken.
“If by March 2025, there’s no satisfactory response, we’ll proceed to ECOWAS to resolve this,” GJA President Albert Kwabena Dwumfour said during a press conference in Accra on January 22.
He expressed disappointment that six years after Suale’s murder, no arrests had been made. He criticized the lack of progress in police investigations, citing former Attorney-General Godfred Dame’s 2024 disclosure that no prosecutable docket had been presented five years after the murder.
MP Kwame Asare-Obeng (A-Plus) recently revealed he provided the police with information about Suale’s suspected killers. A-Plus also warned that if the police failed to act, he would publicly name the suspects. These comments have raised doubts about the police’s commitment to resolving the case.
The GJA also highlighted the case of journalist Latif Iddrisu, who was severely assaulted by unidentified police officers during a 2018 protest. The attack left him with a damaged skull, and six years later, investigations remain stalled.
“The police say they lack evidence for prosecution and claim the crime scene’s CCTV was faulty. They argue that since crimes have no expiry date, action will be taken if evidence surfaces,” Dwumfour noted. He added, “We’ll take the case to ECOWAS if nothing concrete happens.”
GJA General Secretary Kofi Yeboah echoed this stance, saying the Association is ready to pursue legal action. Federation of African Journalists President Omar Faruk Osman also pledged support. He warned that if Ghana fails to act, the Federation will involve international bodies like the UN Council or the International Court of Justice.
Both cases highlight Ghana’s struggle to protect journalists and ensure justice for attacks on media personnel.
Source: GNA
