Media General, the mother company of Onua FM and Onua TV has come out to speak after the arrest of TV and Radio presenter Captain Smart over a statement that he made during a show.
Media General speaking about the issue revealed that the manner and way at which the police went about in the arresting of the TV personality was one that could have been done better.
According to them, the recent trend of arresting journalists has affected the workers of media general as they call for the law to protect them instead of working against them.
A portion of the statement read saying;
“Today’s arrest and detention of Captain Smart is by no means an isolated incident, but just one more egregious example of the intolerance increasingly creeping into the Ghanaian society. We are convinced that a careful review of the entire statement made by Captain Smart would reveal that it did not amount to threats to the peace and or stability of the country as claimed by the Ghana Police.
“We at Media General shall continue to preach and exercise responsible journalism. However, we would continue to empower our journalists and broadcasters to be fearless, honest and forthright in their professional outlook always,” a statement said.
See statement below;
