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Presidential staffer destroys journalist’ recorder

  • Date of Occurrence
    August 20, 2015
  • State/Country
    Ghana
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The voice recorder of journalist Yahaya Kwadmoah was destroyed by presidential staffer Stan Dogbe. Reportedly, at the hospital where other journalists were being treated due to an accident, Dogbe chased after the journalist, took his recorder from him and broke it.

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2015-08-20
  • State/Country
    Ghana
  • Perpetrator
    Presidential Staffer
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 21, subsection 1(a) of the 1992 constitution
  • Source
    https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2015/September-1st/presidential-staffer-destroys-gbc-reporters-recorder.php
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