The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been convicted by an Accra High Court and sentenced to seven days in prison.
The conviction stems from the newspaper’s publication of a case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA.
Mr Dogbey announced the court’s decision in a Facebook post on Thursday, June 25, stating that the judgment was delivered by Justice Isaac Addo.
According to him, The Herald’s report was based on a petition allegedly submitted by the multinational company to several state institutions, including the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), and the Attorney-General’s Department.
“Justice Isaac Addo of the Accra High Court has just convicted me and sentenced me to seven days’ imprisonment in the case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA.
“The Herald newspaper reported only on a petition filed by the multinational company with CID, EOCO, GIPC, and the Attorney-General, among others. Ghana deserves better. Journalism is not a crime,” Mr Dogbey wrote.
Further details surrounding the court’s decision and the legal basis for the conviction are yet to be made public.
