By Sarjo Brito
Citizens Journalist and PDOIS stalwart Kexx Sanneh has expressed disappointment on his social media handle following a QTV report where his image was used in relation to the recently introduced ‘Operation Zero Crime’ by the Gambia police. The objective of the operation according to police is to tackle crime and criminal activities within communities and to dismantle all criminal hideouts, as well as prosecute offenders. In a report where the Police PRO was interviewed detailing the operations and a particular case of one Alagie Manneh who is alleged to have stolen a whooping D158,000, Sanneh’s image was used as the cutaway.
The use of his image in the report according to Sanneh, has left him pondering where exactly he fits in the equation, raising concerns from his friends and relatives.
“This has raised lots of concerns from my family, relatives and friends in The Gambia and outside the country. As a result, the report was not only embarrassing to me, but also caused me emotional distress. In this connection, QTV did not simply fail the responsible journalism requirement test as required by law, but the inclusion of my image in their report was also an act of negligence. Media freedom is not important in instances like this.
“I consider the use of my picture in relation to criminal activities defamatory and, also a copyright violation for using my picture without my authorised consent. In this respect, I am demanding for a prompt correction and a public apology in the soonest possible time, which is not an exemption from seeking legal remedies for damages caused to my reputation,” Sanneh wrote on Thursday evening.
Some social media commenters flooded the comment section in his defence, demanding that he takes legal actions to set an example.
