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Agence France-Presse

A Ghanaian politician who promised to pay anyone who attacked an undercover reporter has been questioned as part of the investigation into his death, police have announced.
Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who worked on a high-profile investigation into corruption in African football, was gunned down as he returned to his home in Accra last week.

The killing sent shock waves through Ghana, which prides itself on being a stable democracy in an often turbulent region, and where there is a high level of media freedom.
Police spokesman David Eklu said in a statement on Monday that detectives had begun a “extensive and rigorous” investigation into the journalist’s death.
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“A team of detectives and other experts have interrogated Kennedy Agyapong, member of parliament for Assin Central, and a statement [was] taken from him,” he added.
Agyapong’s name was mentioned as part of the corruption expose. He later went on television, showed Hussein-Suale’s photograph and said he would pay anyone who attacked him.

He has since denied claims he “engineered the killing” and said he had never been offended by Hussein-Suale.
But he remained critical of the reporter and Anas Aremeyaw Anas, his boss at the production company behind the investigation.

“The evil they have been doing will follow them,” said Agyapong, who is a member of President Nana Akufo-Addo’s New Patriotic Party.
Anas, who hides his face in public under a variety of hats and disguises, has also been threatened.
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Police have offered a 15,000-cedi (US$3,000) reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Hussein-Suale’s death.

The investigation led to the resignation of the head of the Ghana Football Association and sanctions against dozens of referees, assistant referees and other officials.
Anas has previously lifted the lid on corruption in the judiciary.


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Ghana police quiz lawmaker who offered to pay anyone who attacked slain journalist

A January 18, 2019 photo of mourners carrying the body of investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike in Accra, Ghana. Photo: AP

FILE PHOTO: Undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas attends an interview with Reuters in Accra, Ghana June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, Mourners bury the body of Ahmed Hussein-Suale investigative journalist, who was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike on Wednesday night, in Accra, Ghana. The U.S. Embassy in Accra has condemned the murder of the Ghanaian investigative journalist who helped expose a high-ranking official at world soccer body FIFA as corrupt. (AP Photo )

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks up the stairs at the Accra International Conference Centre, where a documentary by undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is showing in Accra, Ghana June 7, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

In this photo taken Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, Anas Arimiyaw Anas, investigative journalist, centre, with his face covered attends the funeral of fellow investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike on Wednesday night, in Accra, Ghana. The U.S. Embassy in Accra has condemned the murder of the Ghanaian investigative journalist who helped expose a high-ranking official at world soccer body FIFA as corrupt. (AP Photo )

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Politician Kennedy Agyapong said he would pay anyone who attacked undercover reporter Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was shot dead last week


Politician Kennedy Agyapong said he would pay anyone who attacked undercover reporter Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was shot dead last week.


Ghana police quiz lawmaker who offered to pay anyone who attacked slain journalist

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Politician Kennedy Agyapong said he would pay anyone who attacked undercover reporter Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was shot dead last week