The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has commended the for the arrest and prosecution of a key suspect in connection with the murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale.
The suspect, Daniel Owuusu Koranteng, aka Amakye, was arraigned on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, but the Madina District Court remanded him in police custody to reappear on April 1, 2025.
According to a statement from the GJA, it said the group has been in touch with senior police officers to get details of the arrest and prosecution of the suspect.
It further applauded the Inspector General of Police (IGP), COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor, for revived swift steps towards unraveling the barbaric murder of the investigative journalist. "We note that more than six years after the assassination of Ahmed Suale on January 16, 2019, this is the first time the police have made significant impact in respect of bringing the suspected killers of the investigative journalist to face justice. "The arrest and prosecution of the suspect come on the back of persistent and relentless demand by the GJA," it said.
