General News of Sunday, 28 April 2019Source: dailymailgh.comI was making peace, not bribing journalist – Minister denies bribery storyMinister of State at the Presidency, Rockson Ayine BukariA minister of state at the presidency Rockson Ayine Bukari has denied claims he attempted to bribe a Starr FM reporter to kill a story against a judge and the Shaanxi Mining Company late 2018. Boon, was caught meeting officials of Shaanxi Mining Company Ltd – a party in a case before him – day and night in November 2018 at his residence. The journalist Mr. Adeti confronted officials of Shaanxi and the judge with his evidence two days prior to judgment. The Minister had been informed that said documents were delivered in compliance with the judge’s request in open court. Once again, this was not an interview but a private telephony conversation recorded in breach of law and journalistic ethics.

Source: GhanaWeb April 28, 2019 17:37 UTC