By Josephine Kekeli Amuzu
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has praised the Ghana Police Service for the arrest of a suspect in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
The suspect, Daniel Owusu Koranteng aka Amakye, was arraigned on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, but the Madina District Court remanded him in police custody to reappear on April 1, 2025.
In a statement, the GJA commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) DCOP Lydia Yaako Donkor for uncovering the barbaric murder of the investigative journalist.
The association confirmed that it has been in touch with senior police officers to gather details of the arrest and prosecution of the suspect.
According to GJA, after more than six years since the assassination of Ahmed Suale on January 16, 2019, this is the first time the Police have made a significant impact in respect of bringing the suspected killers of the investigative journalist to face justice.
The GJA attributed this development to its persistent and relentless advocacy in the arrest and prosecution of the suspect. They expressed excitement over the new development however urged the Police not to relent in their effort to rein in other suspects.
” We hope this major breakthrough in the arrest and prosecution of Suspect Daniel Owusu Koranteng will only be the beginning of the long search for justice for Ahmed Suale and relief for media freedom advocates in Ghana and abroad, who have remained shocked by his murder,” the statement read.
GJA highlighted that the death of Ahmed Suale and the failure of the Police to find his killers have been a major drawback to Ghana’s World Press Freedom Index over the past six years.
The association indicated that it would follow the case keenly and get to the bottom of the case.
The GJA reiterated its earlier ultimatum to take the case to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice if no concrete progress was made by the end of March 2025.
Additionally, the GJA plans to engage police leadership for further details on the case and other unresolved attacks against journalists, including the assault on Latif Iddrisu. The association will update the public on its next steps regarding the ECOWAS court petition.
Meanwhile, the GJA has informed its international partners, including the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), about the arrest and prosecution of Suspect Daniel Owusu Koranteng.
The FAJ and IFJ have also indicated their resolve to take the Ahmed Suale Case to other international forums to seek justice for the murdered investigative journalist.
