The Ghana Police Service has condemned the publication of an unrelated photograph of the Mayor of Sekondi-Takoradi, Abdul Mumin Issah, pertaining to his suspension.
The said image, as published by the Chronicle newspaper on Friday February 4, 2022, portrayed Mr. Mumin as being bare-chested, sitting around a collection of items.
According to the Ghana Police Service, the said image had nothing to do with the security agency. “It was not taken by the Police, was not taken at any Police station and, certainly, could not have been put in circulation by the Police”, a communique issued by the Service’s Director of Public Affairs said.
Superintendent Alexander Kwaku Obeng added in the statement, “We wish to condemn the practice of people taking unrelated pictures of events and using them to create misleading impressions to the public”.
Content producers are further cautioned to desist from sensationalism which seeks to undermine the dignity of the person involved as well as the integrity of the Police Service.
Reiterating its policy decision not to publish images of persons under investigation in their custody, the Police Administration also indicated that due process was followed in the investigation and prosecution of the case involving the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE).
Read the full statement below:
