The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has warned that the alleged death threats on the Supreme and High Court Judges is a serious matter which should not be taken lightly by the State.
“We are of the view that this alleged threat is a very serious matter that should not be taken lightly. Any attack on the Judiciary, the custodians of Law in our country, is an attack on our freedom and security as a nation”, noted the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in a statement signed by their President, Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu.
To curb the unwarranted attacks on the Judiciary, the Bishops want the immediate arrest of Alistair Tairo Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn who appeared on a program moderated by Salifu Maase, aka, Mugabe on Accra-based Muntie FM and made those disparaging remarks on the Judiciary if the security agencies have not done so.
“It is becoming increasingly worrying to us that, on a daily basis, some panelists on radio programs and callers to these programs continue to make unguarded comments and contributions instead of discussing issues that will benefit the development of Ghana. All these and more in this period of the run up to the 2016 elections are contributing immensely to the rising political temperature in the country. We encourage all Ghanaians to take steps to bring down the political temperature”, the statement in part read.
They are confident that in the days leading to the general elections later this year, newspaper editors and producers of FM radio programs will be circumspect in their selection of those who are invited to discuss issues on their various radio programs.
That aside, they want leaders of the various political parties to learn to speak words that would bring peace and harmony among the people.
