The Ministry of National Security has concluded its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a Citi FM journalist, Caleb Kudah, and established that its officers’ conduct was “inappropriate and contravened the standard operating procedures” of the ministry.
Consequently, Lieutenant Colonel Frank Agyeman, the director of operations at National Security, and three other officers have been withdrawn from the ministry and asked to report at their respective bases for investigation.
In a press statement, the ministry said: “The secondment of Lieutenant Colonel Frank Agyeman (director of operations) at the ministry has been reversed. The officer is to report to the Chief of Defence Staff for further investigations and appropriate action.”
Three other National Security personnel involved in the arrest have been withdrawn and instructed to report to the Ghana Police Service for investigation.
The National Security probe also concluded that Caleb Kudah’s conduct in pursuing his story was “unlawful”.
The statement from the ministry volunteers no response to Kudah’s allegations of abuse and “torture” while he was being interrogated.
Read the full statement below:
National Security Statement by KM on Scribd
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