The management of Accra-based Peace FM has been questioned in relation to the National Security’s claims that some journalists of online news portal modernghana.com, were allegedly hacking into the systems of some media houses for news content often sent in by their correspondents.
Sampson Lardi Ayeni, lawyer of the Modern Ghana reporters arrested by National Security operatives last Thursday over some controversial publication and hacking claims told Citi News.
He said he picked up the information when he, together with his clients met with police officials on Tuesday.
The National Security officials handed over the case to the police.
[contextly_sidebar id=”LG3u4C3RRzpfKrgoVy2fpcvphnQhEU7O”]There were some reports that their controversial detention by National Security was connected to cybercrimes being perpetrated against some other media organisations.
But the editor of Modern Ghana refuted these suggestions when he spoke on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday.
Meanwhile, their lawyer, Sampson Lardi Ayeni, told Citi News that indications are that police are now in control of the case.
“While we were here, National Security came to this place. It does appear that they have handed over to the police to do the job.”
The lawyer also expressed satisfaction with police conduct.
“Everything that was done has been professional. We expect it to go on this way and then eventually if they do have case, they put them before a court and allow them to vindicate themselves in the court of law.”
The case has been surrounded by controversy after suggestions the arrest of the two Modern Ghana journalists was tied to the publication of an article that criticised the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah.
The editor, Mr. Emmanuel Ajarfor later claimed he was tortured while in National Security custody.
The National Security Council Secretariat earlier came out to rejected claims that National Security operatives tortured him.
The secretariat in a statement said Mr. Ajarfor, “was never manhandled, neither was he subjected to any form of forced physical contact.