In a statement, Rawlings, who governed Ghana between 1992 to 2001, said: " I am equally moved by a strongly worded letter by US Congressman Henry Johnson seeking Secretary Mike Pompeo's support for Suale's death."
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Rawlings backs US congressman's move to have FBI investigate murder of Tiger PI journalist
Former president Jerry John Rawlings says he backs moves by United States Congressman, Henry 'Hank' Johnson, to have the FBI collaborate with authorities in Ghana to unravel the murder of Ahmed Hussein-Suale.
Ahmed Hussein-Suale
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The ex-president further said the death of Suale was "largely because one man's recklessly unmasked an investigative reporter and issued threats of violence."
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He further said Suale's killing cannot be allowed to end up like other unresolved murders.
Suale was a member of Tiger Eye Private Investigations, run by renowned Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas.
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He was killed at Madina in Accra on Wednesday evening while driving home. He was shot twice in the chest and once in his neck.
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Many have blamed the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, for his death after he published his photos and asked that he should be assaulted.
But the MP has denied being behind the killing saying he is 'irrelevant' to his life.
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