Govt files complaint against Joy News’ militia documentary at NMC

Government has filed a petition against Joy News’ “militia documentary” at the National Media Commission (NMC), asking for an order for a retraction and an apology to government.

This is because government is insisting that the contents of the said documentary are “misleading.”

The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah signed the petition [copy attached below] on behalf of government. 

“In accordance with Section15 of Act 449, government is seeking a declaration to the effect that the impugned documentary by Manasseh Awuni Azure and Joynews is misleading and constitutes a dishonest and deliberate misrepresentation of facts and calculated at causing undue public apprehension, alarm and panic,” it said.

“It is our sincerest hope that this complaint will be seriously investigated by the Commission in accordance with journalistic standards published by the Commission as well as the ethics of the media profession,” it added.

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Source: Graphic online