The Managing Director of ISPY Company, Daniel Owusu Koranteng, has been remanded by the Madina Magistrate Court as a suspect in the murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale.
He faces a provisional charge of murder in connection with the 2019 assassination, a case that has raised significant concerns about journalist safety in Ghana.
Koranteng, also known as Akwase Amakye, is the first individual arrested in relation to Suale’s killing and could play a key role in uncovering those behind the act.
Ahmed Hussein-Suale, a member of Tiger Eye PI, was shot dead near his family home in Madina on January 16, 2019. He had collaborated with the BBC on an investigative report exposing corruption in African football, which is believed to have made him a target.
His murder attracted international attention, highlighting the risks faced by investigative journalists in Ghana.
Koranteng’s arrest follows an extensive investigation by the FBI in collaboration with local law enforcement.
According to police sources, the investigation uncovered phone records linking Koranteng to Suale in the days before the murder. Prosecutors also stated that Koranteng was in Suale’s neighbourhood on the night of the incident.
While Koranteng admitted to taking photographs of Suale, he denies selling them to politician Kennedy Agyapong, who had displayed them on television and urged the public to attack Suale if they saw him.
The prosecution, however, claims that Suale’s lawyer identified Koranteng as the individual who sold the images to Agyapong, the former Member of Parliament for Assin Central.
Koranteng’s lawyer, Kofi Essel, described the charge as “shambolic” and argued that the allegations lacked solid evidence. He requested bail, stating that there was no substantial proof to justify the charge.
Magistrate Suzzy Nyakotey adjourned the case to April 1 for further investigations, raising a critical legal question on whether the sale of photographs alone could be sufficient grounds for a murder charge.
Authorities remain hopeful that Koranteng’s arrest could lead to further breakthroughs and justice for Ahmed Suale.
Source: Adom News
