Sam Jonah calls on Mahama to restore Gen Acheampong’s military rank, says Ghana must correct injustice of 1979 execution
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Ghana.
Business magnate and former AngloGold Ashanti Chairman, Sir Sam Jonah, has called on President John Mahama and the Ghana Armed Forces to restore the military rank of former Head of State, General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, arguing that his execution in 1979 without trial should not permanently erase his military identity and years of service.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Ghana, where the story is: 3News, MyJoyOnline · how we count
- Nov 13, 8:21 PM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisSam Jonah calls on Mahama to restore Gen Acheampong’s military rank, says Ghana must correct injustice of 1979 executionmyjoyonline.com ↗
- Nov 14, 7:48 AM UTC+11 hSam Jonah asks Mahama to restore General Acheampong's military rank3news.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 7:48 AM UTC · +11 h
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same appeal by Sam Jonah to Mahama to restore Acheampong's rank, with more detail, and the two do not conflict.
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