GhanaWeb.com has retracted and apologized to private legal practitioner, Mrs. Elsie Appau-Klu over their previous publication under the headlines, “Deputy GRA Commissioner dragged before EOCO, CHRAJ over ‘unlawful’ land encroachment claims”
Mrs. Appau-Klu who is the Technical Advisor to the Commissioner-General of Ghana Revenue Authority through her lawyers gave the media house 48hours to retract and apologize to her over the publication they discribed as “defamatory, malicious, and false“.
Mrs. Appau-Klu also accused GhanaWeb, its News Editor, and Reporter of violating the ethics of professional journalism for failing to get her side of the story before publication.
In response, the Ghana’s online media gaint has issued the appology under the headlines “Retraction and Appology”
Below is their GhanaWeb said:
“GhanaWeb wishes to retract a previously published story with the title “Deputy GRA Commissioner dragged before EOCO, CHRAJ over ‘unlawful’ land encroachment claims”.
We acknowledge that the information presented did not accurately reflect all sides of the issue and may have caused reputational harm.
Following further clarification and a formal response from the affected party, we have updated our coverage to include their denial and perspective, in the interest of fairness and balanced reporting.
We sincerely apologise to Elsie Appau-Klu for any distress or inconvenience the publication may have caused. It was never our intention to misrepresent or malign, and we deeply regret any harm that may have been caused.
As a media organisation committed to journalistic integrity, GhanaWeb continues to uphold the principles of accuracy, accountability, and fairness in all our reporting.”
