The Madina District Court has discharged Daniel Owusu Koranteng, the man accused of involvement in the 2019 murder of investigative journalist Ahmed Suale Hussein, following advice from the Attorney-General’s Department citing insufficient evidence.
Koranteng, also known as Amakye, had been facing two counts, abetment to commit crime and murder, but was released on Tuesday after prosecutors informed the court of the Attorney-General’s decision to discontinue the case.
The prosecutor, Chief Inspector Nana Afuabamfoa Bamfo, told the court that a review of the case file by the Attorney-General’s office concluded that the available evidence did not meet the threshold required for prosecution.
The accused, who had previously worked with the late journalist at Tiger Eye P.I., the investigative firm led by Anas Aremeyaw Anas, was first arrested in connection with the killing earlier this year. He was granted bail in May 2025.
Ahmed Suale was shot and killed on January 16, 2019, at Madina in Accra, in what many observers described as a contract-style killing. He was part of the team behind several high-profile undercover investigations that exposed corruption in football and other sectors.
According to police reports presented in court, Koranteng was a close associate of the deceased and had access to his residence and movements. Investigators alleged that he may have provided information about Suale’s location to unidentified gunmen who remain at large.
The case gained national and international attention after former Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, broadcast images of Ahmed Suale on his television station in 2018, urging viewers to “deal with him”, comments widely condemned by media advocacy groups.
Chief Inspector Bamfo earlier told the court that the deceased had confronted the accused via WhatsApp, suspecting him of leaking his photographs to the MP.
However, after years of investigation, the Attorney-General determined that the evidence available could not substantiate the allegations against Koranteng, leading to his discharge.
Two other suspects believed to have carried out the actual shooting remain on the run. The police say investigations into their whereabouts are still ongoing.
The family of the slain journalist and press freedom advocates have repeatedly called for justice, urging authorities not to abandon efforts to identify and prosecute those behind the killing.