General News of Wednesday, 24 August 2016Source: classfmonline.comMontie 3 remission worrying - Sulemana BraimahFile photoThe remission granted the three Montie FM contemnors by President John Dramani Mahama is a worrying development in the country because it emboldens people to go on the airwaves to make all manner of comments with the assurance that the president will order their release should they be jailed, Sulemana Braimah, Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), has said. The remission is effective 26th August, 2016.”“The three were sentenced on 27 July, 2016 and have served part of the prison sentences imposed on them. “His Excellency President Mahama takes this opportunity to remind all Ghanaians of the need to respect the institutions of state and exercise freedom of speech responsibly mindful of the need to preserve peace and national unity. Indeed, we had heard reports about somebody saying [he] set up that radio station to counter another station. “I think that is a worrying development in terms of what it will potentially do for people who go on air and what they may think that they can say and go scot-free.

Source: GhanaWeb August 24, 2016 09:22 UTC