A-Plus has been dragged to court by the Coalition of National Zongo Political Groupings for allegedly exploiting the death of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale for public attention.
The coalition is seeking to hold A-Plus accountable for withholding crucial information related to the murder.
The Zongo community, according to the group, is still grieving over Suale’s assassination and expressed dissatisfaction with what they describe as the government’s inadequate response to finding those responsible for his death.
The Coalition, in a press release, emphasized that the community feels “betrayed” by the lack of progress in the case.
“The Zongo community feels betrayed by the assassination of Ahmed Suale. The Muslim communities are discontented by the government’s lukewarm response in finding the perpetrators of Ahmed’s killers,” the statement read.
The Coalition’s legal action stems from a viral video in which A-Plus, real name Kwame Asare Obeng, a controversial hiplife artist, claimed to know the identities of Ahmed Suale’s killers but has so far refused to reveal them.
The group argues that withholding such vital information in a criminal case of public interest is tantamount to aiding and abetting a crime, which is punishable by law.
“The Coalition of National Zongo Political Groupings has been compelled to take this noble legal action due to A-Plus’s refusal to produce the names of Ahmed Suale’s killers despite claiming to know them.”
“We believe the Defendant must be compelled to speak or face the law squarely,” the National Chairman of the Coalition Yahaya Alhassan,
The Coalition also called into question A-Plus’s motives for withholding this information, suggesting that his actions could be seen as an attempt to exploit the memory of Ahmed Suale for personal gain.
“Ghana and the Zongo community are still grieving the gruesome death of Ahmed Suale, and so any attempt to exploit his memory for public attention would face serious consequences,” Alhassan warned.