ASEPA’s Executive Director charged with publication of false news
Police say a formal complaint was brought against Mr. Mensah Thompson by the Ghana Armed Forces concerning the allegations he made
The Executive Director of social advocacy group, Alliance For Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), has been charged by the Police for the publication of false news, following comments he made, alleging that members of the president’s family travelled with the presidential jet for shopping in the UK.
Police say a formal complaint was brought against Mr. Mensah Thompson by the Ghana Armed Forces concerning the allegations he made.
He has been reportedly detained at the Teshie District Police Command in Accra after he is said to have honoured an invitation by the Police Command.
He will be arraigned at the Kaneshie District Court tomorrow, February 10 2022, authorities say.
In a Facebook post last month, the ASEPA boss also demanded explanations from the National Security, Ghana Armed Forces and the Defense Ministry over the use of the presidential jet.
The Ghana Armed Forces in a January 9, 2022 press release signed by the Acting Director, Public Relations, Commander Andy La-Anyane, dismissed the allegations, describing it as a ‘calculated effort to undermine the image of the Ghana Armed Forces in the eyes of the general public.’
Mensah Thompson later backtracked on his claims and offered an apology relative to the claims he made.
“In the same medium I made the earlier publication, I withdraw the publication pending an official response from the GCAA. I unreservedly apologise to the Ghana Armed Forces if their image was in anyway affected by my publication. We shall put out for your consumption the response to our request from the GCAA records of the Falcon 900-EX.”, he wrote on social media.
