Team members of private investigative firm, Tigereye PI have been
ordered by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anas Aremeyaw Anas to
relocate to Accra with immediate effect.
Adomonline.com sources close to the Investigative Journalist who is
currently in Norway, said he issued the command after a member of the
team, Ismail Hussein was kidnapped by persons believed to have been
contracted by one of the judges implicated in the video on judicial
corruption.
More than 50 team members of Tigereye PI are believed to be scattered
across the ten regions of the country and their movement to Accra starts
with immediate effect.
The movement is to help deal with the safety of the team members.
24 old year old Ishmael Hussein who was taken hostage by unknown persons has also been freed by the police.
It is not clear yet the motive for his seizure but there are fears it
may be linked to the recent bribery scandal that has hit the judiciary.
Hussein was part of the crack team of undercover investigators whose
audio-visual evidence has brought Ghana's judiciary under scrutiny.
About 34 judges from the high and lower courts, over 100 court clerks,
state attorneys and personnel from the police service have been captured
on camera allegedly taking bribes to subvert the course of justice.
Seven of the High court judges have been suspended after a prima facie case was
established against them.
Some 22 lower court judges have also been suspended pending the
conclusion of hearings by a committee set up by the Chief Justice.
The legal processes have begun with Anas and his team of investigators
submitting themselves to cross examination by the accused persons.
There are fears that the seizure of Ishmael Hussein could jeorpardize the process.
The Tamale police have therefore been alerted to investigate the matter. Source:http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Anas-boys-ordered-to-move-to-Accra-386978
You are welcome as I bring to you on the popular and most known ever secrete journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
I must say from the word go that Anas Aremeyaw Anas is the best thing
that has happened to Ghana for a very long time. His latest heroic
sting of the judiciary has taken the country by storm, and it is making a
lot of very important people extremely uncomfortable, especially those
at the seat of government, because they are next in line. I am patiently
keeping my fingers crossed for an explosion, which will turn out to be
their Waterloo. The fact is corruption in Ghana is not just a matter of
few apples in the barrel; it is the whole container that is rotten. And
if that is not fixed, no amount of managerial skills and economic acumen
can save the country.
I have been enjoying myself ever since the story broke. Though some
prominent people have been making a fool of themselves with their
childish comments, you just have to know who is talking to brush them
aside. The fact is those who have been caught in this mess are not going
to keep their mouth shut – they will go down fighting to the bitter
end, even if they have to grab unto straws to catch their last breathe.
Besides, those who stand to benefit, if they beat the rap, will scrape
the bottom of the barrel to come up with some legalistic hogwash to
discredit Anas.
Somewhere last week I read a comment on ghanaweb in which someone was
suggesting that Anas is disgracing the country for exposing the judges
caught on tape. I was livid beyond words; I had to take time out to calm
down my nerves. When I later recovered my composure I consoled myself
that it is the comments of a dimwit who is so much concerned with
appearances. I, therefore, dropped it altogether to continue enjoying
the Anas drama.
However, Bright Akwetey, a private legal practitioner, was fixated on
interrupting my amusement. About three days ago he made a statement,
which is a classic case of looking at just one side of the argument. The
following is the link to his wretched thoughts:
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Order-Anas-to-arrest-freed-criminals-Lawyer-383890.
He argued that it is greater evil for Anas to have used tactics that
let off tough criminals into the community. He further claimed that some
of these criminals are armed robbers who will continue to rob and kill
people. Of course, Mr Akwetey is right; on the other hand, did Mr
Akwetey think about the ultimate consequence of not being able to cure
this virulent cancer, which has been metastasising since independence. I
hate to point it out; death is the grand finale, failed state is the
inevitable denouement, and this cannot be compared to Anas tactics in
any stretch of the imagination.
Corruption is just like a cancer, and to destroy it some healthy
cells will undoubtedly be affected. It is very childish for a smart
person like Mr Bright Akwetey to make that submission. Corruption is
killing Ghana slowly, and as far as I am concerned, Anas tactics are
small potatoes that shouldn’t be questioned by any Ghanaian with the
interest of the nation at heart. When people are dying in their numbers
for lack of food, good drinking water, lack of medical care, poor
sanitation, unemployment etc. due to the activities of these nation
wreckers, and he has the incredible temerity to argue that the armed
robbers who were let loose will kill people. What about the thousands
that is going to be saved because of his work. I am not even touching
the economic benefits this will bring. Think, Mr Bright Akwetey, you
sound childish and ridiculous.
For those who think that Anas is washing our dirty linen in public, I
believe should look themselves again in the mirror. Ghana is destitute;
what is there to show off. We are living on past glories that have
become stale.
Let us come to the 21st century. There are worst things
that are being exposed in better countries and they don’t make noise
about it. Currently, there is an ongoing investigation that involved
former Westminster MPs and ministers who were involved in a paedophile
ring that abused children for years. This is the mother of all
parliaments, and these things happened about 30 years ago, but they
still have the need to expose it in order to prevent it from happening
again. There is an Akan saying that when you don’t sell your sickness
you will not have a cure. Ghana is sick; we can only have a cure when we
expose it. They say sunshine is the best disinfectant. Anybody who is
against what Anas has done or doing has got something to hide. My
unadulterated conviction is that he is an enemy of mother Ghana. Anas
Aremeyaw Anas may have his faults as a human being, but currently he is
the best thing that has happened to Ghana in a very long time. The
incalculable benefit he has brought us far outweighs the liabilities.
Those who can’t deal with it should just zip up.
