A journalist has been arrested
and detained by the police for taking a photograph of an officer allegedly
taking a bribe of GH¢5.
The journalist, Fred Sarpong of
the Daily Express Newspaper was arrested for what the police say is ‘offensive
conduct’, because he was taking pictures of a policeman allegedly requesting a
GH¢5 bribe from a bus driver around Tesano in Accra.
According to information
available to journalists, Mr Sarpong and his colleague, Raphael Apetorgbor
witnessed a police officer demanding a GH¢5 bribe from a bus conductor around
Tesano this afternoon and took his picture.
Though, the situation that led
to the request for a bribe remains unclear, Mr. Sarpong has been arrested and
detained at the Tesano Police Station after he was accosted and assaulted by
police officers at the scene.
He is currently in detention.
Soon after our story, we
received information that Mr. Sarpong has been released.
SOURCE: ghanabusinessnews.com
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