General News of Wednesday, 20 March 2019Source: Myjoyonline.comAssault on journalists: 3 police officers suspended3 policemen have been interdicted following their alleged involvementThree police officers who allegedly assaulted three journalists working with the Ghanaian Times newspaper have been interdicted. They are Inspector Isac Opare, of the Ministries Divisional Police; Sargeant Ebenezer Akrofi of Accra Regional Police Headquarters and Corporal Evans Kofi Ntim of Police Visibility unit in Accra. “He [IGP] has also instructed the Commander of the Accra Central Motor Traffic Unit to take over the Motor Traffic Accident aspect of the case. The lactating mother collapsed and was rushed to the Greater Accra Regional (Ridge) Hospital for medical attention. ReactionsThe National Media Commission as well as the Ghana Journalists Association described the incident “barbaric” and demanded swift investigations from the Police Administration and the errant officers punished.

Source: GhanaWeb March 20, 2019 18:56 UTC