Why are you protecting the faceless politician in Ahmed Suale’s case? – Pratt quizzes Police
Kwesi Pratt Jr, the Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, has waded into the ongoing discourse on the case of murdered investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
Sharing his thoughts on the case, on Pan African TV on March 22, 2025, the veteran journalist questioned the treatment of the case by the investigating authorities and the court.
He questioned why the court would refer to a faceless high-profile politician but refuse to mention the person’s name.
“We are told that somehow, there’s a leading popular politician whose name has come up in the investigation and we’re not told who this person is. This high-profile politician is being protected. The name is not even being made available to the public. His image is being protected. Are these the investigating authorities we’re talking about? Are these the courts we’re talking about? Very interesting developments,” he said.
On another score, he slammed the investigating authorities and the court for granting the suspect bail stating that the suspect’s earlier actions suggest that he could abscond again.
“Media reports of the case claimed that the suspect in Ahmed Suale’s murder case disguised himself, ran out of the country and came back clandestinely. He was arrested in a hair salon, was taken to court and has been granted bail. What an amazing story? Do you get what I’m driving at?” he quizzed.
In his estimation, the fact that there is ample evidence that the suspect fled justice and was later apprehended was enough grounds to deny him bail.
“I am not a lawyer. I’m just a layman, but if there’s evidence that somebody has been arrested for such a high-profile crime and he actually disguised himself and ran out of the country and sneaked back into the country, there is a high probability of that person jumping bail. You don’t have to be a lawyer to understand this, but the courts have granted him bail,” he lamented.
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
