General News of Tuesday, 6 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comGJA must respond to petition or face suit - Justice DeryJustice Paul Utter DeryOne of the judges implicated in the judicial corruption scandal, Justice Paul Utter Dery, has said he will sue the President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Affail Money, and other GJA executives if they do not respond to his petition. Paul Dery petitioned the GJA last week to have the Journalist of the Year award conferred on investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, withdrawn, as he argued it promoted ‘unethical journalism‘ because Anas used ignominious methods in his investigations that uncovered corruption in Ghana’s Judiciary. In a Citi News interview, lawyer for Paul Dery, Nii Kpakpo Addo, revealed that, Paul Dery’s legal team has since“delivered a copy each of the petition to the President, the Vice president, the treasurer and the PRO. They have to give us a response. He explained that, the executives are also being given time to clarify their stance on the awarding of Anas, because “the [GJA] President has given the impression that, the decision was the decision of the executives.

Source: GhanaWeb September 06, 2016 16:30 UTC