RTI Commission drags institutions to court over refusal to release information

The Right to Information (RTI) Commission says it has increasingly resorted to the courts to compel institutions to comply with directives to release public information requested under Ghana’s RTI Act. Head of Legal at the RTI Commission, Stephen Owusu, disclosed that the Commission has filed more than 50 court cases against institutions that failed to comply with orders issued under the Right to Information framework.

Original source: MyJoyOnline Ghana