Don’t set people up; catch those who commit actual crimes – IEA’s Kwakye tells Anas

The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has urged ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas not to set people up to commit crimes in his next intended exposé.

According to Dr. Kwakye, setting people up to commit crimes is unacceptable and should be condemned.

His comments come after Anas said that he would be releasing a documentary on corruption in Ghana before the 2024 general elections.

Anas indicated that the upcoming exposé will shake the foundations of the country.

He said these while answering questions in an interview on whether Anas was a ‘terrorist’ as was recently said by a High Court judge.

Anas defended his methods and talked about corruption in Africa.

He said “The work that I am doing now might be the last before we get into the [2024] elections. But already the signs are very clear and I can tell you that the foundation would be shaken once again.”

“There are a couple of international ones that are about to be released. But this one, talking to you as a Ghanaian, I mean the foundation of Ghana would be shaken,” he is reported to have said.

Commenting on this in a tweet, Dr. Kwakye said “If Anas isn’t interested in cashing in on the elections, he should wait to publish his documentary after not before”.

“Anas shouldn’t think that he can hold the whole country to ransom. No one is without blemish in this world. He himself isn’t an angel. Anas should work to catch people who commit actual crimes. He shouldn’t set people up to commit crimes. That’s unacceptable and should be condemned.”.