Suspect In Ahmed Hussein-Suale Killing Walks Free After Case Is Discontinued by Attorney General
- A suspect in the 2019 killing of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussain-Suale has been discharged
- The suspect, Daniel Owusu Koranteng, was accused of helping the men believed to have killed Suale
- Koranteng formerly faced charges of abetment of crime and murder in connection with the killing
The Madina District Court has discharged the lead suspect in the murder of investigative journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale.
Daniel Owusu Koranteng had been charged with abetment of crime and murder in connection with the death of Hussein-Suale.
Source: UGC
Prosecution alleged that he led two other alleged culprits currently at large to the home of Ahmed Suale, where he was eventually shot and killed by unknown assailants.
Owusu Koranteng pleaded not guilty in the case and was on a GH¢50,000 bail.
3News reported that in court on October 14, the prosecution led by Nana Afua Bamfoa Bamfo informed the court that they had been directed by the Attorney-General to discontinue the case.
Presiding judge, Susan Nyarkotey, then discharged Owusu Koranteng and disposed of the case.
When was Ahmed Hussein-Suale killed?
Hussein-Suale worked as a reporter for Tiger Eye P.I., an investigative outlet led by well-known journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, which is known for undertaking undercover investigations to expose wrongdoing.
At the time, he was the lead investigator behind a Tiger Eye exposé on corruption in Ghanaian football published in June 2018 ahead of the 2018 World Cup.
Hussein-Suale’s murder is believed to have been connected to his investigative journalism.
Since then, local rights groups have been raising concerns about the government’s commitment to solving the case, after political leaders, among them the current president, cast doubt on links between the killing and Hussein-Suale’s work.
Following their work on the football investigation, Suale and the Tiger Eye team were subject to criticism at the hands of former Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong, who called for Anas to be hanged and for Hussein-Suale to be beaten up while showing a picture of Hussein-Suale’s face.
Kennedy Agyapong's rebuttal on Hussein-Suale death
Agyapong has maintained that he had nothing to do with the death of Hussein-Suale.
He was blamed for the murder because he had incited violence against the slain investigator.
Source: Facebook
Following accusations about killing Hussein-Suale, Agyapong said the journalist’s killer is roaming the streets of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.
Agyapong previously said he would compel the security agencies to get to the bottom of Hussein-Suale's murder, with the politician even being invited for questioning shortly after the killing.
Ahmed Suale's family laments slow investigation
YEN.com.gh also reported that Hussein-Suale's family had expressed frustration in the government over their failure to find the killers.
According to the family, the murder of their dead relative has not been given the needed attention by the major Ghanaian authorities.
Hussein-Suale's brother, Ibrahim Kamilu Tahidu, said the family felt like it was being ignored, with social media users weighing in.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh
