President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), Cecil Sunkwa-Plants, has called for boundaries of free discourse to be clearly characterized so it isn't manhandled by writers.
Globally, theres the opportunity of the press all over, but I accept there are certain boundaries that we ought to characterize, he said.
His comment was portion of dialogs on the Super Morning Appear, on Monday taking after the captures of a few writers and social/political activists.
Inside a period of two months, the Ghana Police Benefit has captured and charged four Ghanaians for distribution of untrue news and hostile conduct conducive to breaches of the peace.
Control FM moderator, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, was jailed over his claims against President Akufo-Addo and judges.
The moderator was given 14 days imprison term by the Accra Tall Court after Godfred Lady, the Lawyer-Common charged him with disdain. He was moreover fined GH3000 by the court directed over by Equity Elfreda Dankyi. Equity Elfreda Dankyi said the 36-year-ancient was blameworthy of the charge against him.
He has since wrapped up serving the sentence.
Too, the Official Chief of the Collusion for Social Value and Open Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson, was kept at the Teshie Area Police Command in Accra and charged with the distribution of untrue news.
Concurring to the Police, a formal complaint was brought against the suspect by the Ghana Equipped Powers with respect to charges that individuals of the Presidents family traveled on the presidential fly to the UK for shopping. He was allowed safeguard of GH50,000 after arguing not blameworthy to two criminal charges.
An Accra FM moderator, Kwabena Bobie Ansah was too picked up by the Police after his evening program on February 10, 2022.
Concurring to the Police, Kwabena Bobbie Ansahs capture got to be essential after he turned down a few solicitations from the Police to him and others included within the case to help with examinations.
He was too charged with the distribution of wrong news and hostile conduct but was afterward allowed a GH50,000 safeguard by the Kaneshie Area Court.
The Bono Regional Chairman of the Modern Energetic Party, Kwame Baffoe, moreover known as Abronye DC was too captured and charged for distribution of untrue news and hostile conduct.
The Police said that preliminary examination built up that his claims against previous President John Mahama that he is plotting a overthrow, were unfaithful. Abronye DC was along these lines captured.
The Police in a articulation uncovered that the NPP regional chairman fizzled to substantiate his claims but he was afterward allowed a safeguard of GH100k.
The mode of captures and detainment, particularly of Mr. Abronye and Kwabena Bobie Ansah, have gotten backlash with concerns being raised that the Ghana Police Benefit, through Areas 207 and 208 of the Criminal Offenses Act, is smothering free discourse.
In any case, Mr. Plants accepts flexibility of the press isn't sufficient defense for engendering deception through the media, subsequently, boundaries ought to be set.
Moreover, he famous that in the event that we find the [segments 207 and 208 of the Criminal Offenses Act] risky, there are accessible roads and a framework for us to relook at these laws.
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