General News of Monday, 18 March 2019Source: citinewsroom.comGhanaian Times to petition Information Ministry over assault on reportersThree Ghanaian Times journalists was reportedly beaten by 10 policemenThe state-owned media company, Ghanaian Times will petition the Information Ministry to seek justice for the three journalists who were assaulted by some policemen. The three, one of whom is a nursing mother, were allegedly assaulted by a police officer who rammed his motor bicycle into their vehicle. Speaking to Citi News, the Editor of the Ghanaian Times newspaper, David Agbenu noted that his outfit will soon make available a report on the attack to the Information Ministry, for onward forwarding to the Interior Ministry for appropriate actions to be taken. ‘Assault on journalists becoming common in Ghana’Assault on journalists in Ghana is becoming a common phenomenon with police officers being among the perpetrators. “Despite the several reported incidents of violations against journalists, the punishment of perpetrators has been very rare, if any at all.

Source: GhanaWeb March 18, 2019 15:22 UTC