BNI questions radio panelists for threatening judges

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI)Sunday grilled two radio panelists who allegedly threatened judges of the superior courts with death.

Alistair Tairo Nelson, 41, and Godwin Ako Gunn, 39, issued threats of harm or death on Supreme and High Court Judges on an Accra-based radio station, Muntie FM, on June 29, 2016.  

The two turned themselves in at the offices of the BNI Sunday. 

Nelson, a BNI source said described himself as a former member of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), while Gunn simply told the BNI he was a resident of La in Accra. 

A highly placed BNI source said the two were being sought by the BNI for threatening the lives of judges but they panelists turned themselves in. 

They were interrogated and admitted making statements deemed inflammatory, but indicated that the statements were their personal views and uttered on a political programme. 

They said they did not intend any malice but, on second thoughts, they admitted that those statements were uncalled for. 

It said investigations were, however, continuing, adding that their findings will determine the way forward.

GBC