Helicopter Crash: Be Circumspect In Your Commentary; GAF to Public

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has encouraged the public to exercise restraint in their submissions on the helicopter crash that claimed eight lives last week.

In a statement, it emphasised that any purported conclusions based on opinions, perceptions and conjectures before the conclusion of the ongoing investigation will be premature and misleading.

“The attention of the Ghana Armed Forces has been drawn to many speculative and unsubstantiated commentaries regarding the recent Air Force Z-9 Helicopter crash in the Ashanti Region, which claimed all 8 lives on board…The public is therefore advised to be wary of such reportage.”

Acknowledging the immense public interest in the accident, it noted that the Armed Forces will do everything possible, including collaborating with international agencies, to unravel the cause of the accident.

It urged, “For the sake of the bereaved families and loved ones, the Armed Forces urges media practitioners, panellists, social commentators, bloggers and content creators to be circumspect in their reportage as a way of according respect to the memories of the fallen heroes and to mitigate the sorrows of the bereaved families.”

Source: https://opemsuo.com/author/hajara-fuseini/