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State official promises better times for media

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    Ghana's new government will not prosecute journalists under an existing criminal libel law as has happened in the past, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) reported on Thursday. The announcement was made by Elizabeth Ohene, public affairs adviser to President John Kufuor, who took office on 7 January. Ohene, who was speaking during a Radio Ghana programme, said the new government would make a clear distinction between the right to information and the libel law. The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie, who also participated in the programme, said her organization would oppose the law until it is repealed

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