The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), without reservation and restraint, had condemned two panelists alleged to have threatened the lives of judges in the country during a discussion on Muntie FM, an Accra-based radio station.
A statement issued by the GJA and signed by its President, Affail Monney, in Accra, said: “We find such intimidation of the judiciary who are the final arbiters of justice totally unacceptable and call on the National Communications Authority to investigate the matter.
“This will ensure that the law takes its cause to serve as a deterrent to persons contemplating such undemocratic practices and irresponsible behaviour, especially this election year”.
The statement said it was certain that the judiciary was not above reproach, but people with grievances must take to laid down procedures rather than adopt such Machiavellian tactics.
It said such crude methods of intimidation should not be tolerated since they had the potential to undermine the democratic process and endanger the peace which was so vital in an election year.
The statement said the GJA, therefore, encouraged the media to promote healthy political discourse and never to relax in their gate-keeping role in ensuring that divisive and derogatory utterances, especially those that raised the political temperature, were not allowed on their airwaves.
The GJA urged all stakeholders, including the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association, to ensure that operators of broadcasting stations avoid such intemperate language and infuse greater responsibility in terms of civility, decorum and circumspection on the airwaves in particular and the media in general.
Source: GNA
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