Accra High Court Convicts Herald Editor Larry Dogbey
Accra High Court sentences Herald Editor Larry Dogbey to seven days in prison over publication involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA.
- Herald Editor Larry Dogbey jailed for seven days by Accra High Court
- Conviction relates to publication involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA
- Editor says story was based on a petition filed with state agencies
The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been convicted by the Accra High Court and sentenced to seven days’ imprisonment.
The sentence relates to a publication by the newspaper involving businessman Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA.
Mr. Dogbey confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Thursday, stating that the ruling was delivered by Justice Isaac Addo.
According to him, The Herald only reported on a petition allegedly filed by the multinational company to several state institutions, including the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), and the Attorney-General’s Department.
“Justice Isaac Addo of the Accra High Court has just convicted me and sentenced me to seven days’ imprisonment in the case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA. The Herald newspaper reported only on a petition filed by the multinational company with CID, EOCO, GIPC, the Attorney-General, among others. Ghana deserves better. Journalism is not a crime,” he wrote.
Details surrounding the court’s full ruling and the legal basis for the conviction have not yet been made public.
