The masked Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyaw anas

Ghana’s investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who says his aim is to name, shame and jail corrupt officials in his country has sent to the Inspector General of Police and the Attorney-general, the names of 12 state attorneys and policemen , who took bribes to subvert justice.

It was the second sensational move by the usually masked Anas to expose corrupt elements in Ghana’s judiciary, just after he released a video about corruption on the bench, which has led to the suspension of 22 judges.

Newsghana.com reported that Anas in his latest petition wants the IGP and the AG to sanction the said officers, caught on video.

In the video, Five policemen and seven state attorneys were caught soliciting various sums of money to free criminals standing trial for rape, robbery, drugs, murder and defilement.

“Policemen stationed at the Takoradi, Cape Coast, Odumase Krobo, Aflao, Mpraeso and Akropong Circuit courts were also captured on video allegedly engaging in various acts of corruption. They allegedly took between GH¢100 and GH¢1,000”, Newsghana.com reported.

One of the attorneys captured on video was identified as Rexford Anthony Wiredu, who has handled high-profile cases.He was caught on tape taking bribe to employ tactics to ensure that a case he was handling was not expeditiously tried.

“We discussed many means of achieving this, including ensuring that the docket goes missing,” the petition, which was submitted last week, noted.

“In the course of my investigations, I found some staff of the Attorney-General’s Department who were complicit in bribery and corruption in the administration of justice. They took money from me and promised to delay the trial of cases and also ensure that the dockets could not be traced. As public officers, their acts constitute a misconduct and go a long way in undermining the administration of justice,” Anas wrote.