Former
President
John
Dramani
Mahama,
has
strongly
condemned
the
harassment
of
journalists
and
promised
to
protect
press
freedom
should
he
be
elected
as
president
in
the
upcoming
elections.
He
expressed
deep
concern
over
the
increasing
incidents
of
harassment
against
journalists
in
the
country
in
recent
times.
Addressing
journalists
in
Accra
on
Sunday,
Mr
Mahama
indicated
that
free
press
was
the
cornerstone
of
a
democratic
society
and
that
harassment
of
journalists
was
an
attack
on
democracy.
He
therefore
pledged
to
liaise
with
stakeholders
to
ensure
an
end
to
such
harassment.
“I
am
not
going
to
condone
or
conjure
to
harass
journalists
when
they
do
the
work
that
they
have
been
mandated
to
do,”
he
stated.
He
added
“We
are
going
to
sit
together
and
work
on
the
laws”
that
need
amendments
to
help
the
work
of
journalists.
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