Judicial Service Rejects Ghanaweb’s Apology; Threatens To Initiate Legal Action

The Judicial Service through the office of the Judicial Secretary has directed online Media powerhouse, Ghanaweb to render an unqualified apology for a false publication they made against the Judiciary.

Ghanaweb earlier published a story in which they alleged that the judge in Kennedy Agyapong’s contempt case, Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni had been transferred following the apex court’s ruling last week.

Interestingly, the publication was pulled down and an apology offered by Ghanaweb after a rejoinder from the Judicial Secretary.

However, the Judicial service has expressed dissatisfaction with the apology.

A letter signed by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo, said the publication had caused “incalculable damage” on the image to the Judicial Service.

“We refer to your publication on October 16, 2020, after the submission of our rejoinder to your initial story.

“We reject the apology in its entirety as it did not deal with the matter in the manner it required compared to the damage the story has caused his lordship the Chief Justice of the Republic and the Judicial Service of Ghana,” excerpts of the letter read.

“Apologise unreservedly and indicate in the apology that the story was completely false and failed to crosscheck the facts from the Judicial Service as the ethics of responsible journalism requires.

“State the fact that the judge in question has never been transferred as the story suggested.

“Publish the apology and true state of affairs above stated in the National Dailies and publish same on the website giving the same prominence the first false publication had,” the new directives contained in the letter.

Source: GhanaFeed.Com