{
  "id": 19857782,
  "title": "Treat all persons with dignity during interrogation – Mahama charges BNI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/treat-all-persons-with-dignity-during-interrogation-mahama-charges-bni",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T19:58:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/treat-all-persons-with-dignity-during-interrogation-mahama-charges-bni/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President John Mahama has emphasized the importance of treating individuals with respect and dignity while they are undergoing interrogation by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI). Speaking at the inauguration of the newly renovated interrogation rooms, a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory, and the distribution of 111 operational vehicles to the BNI, Mahama urged Ghanaians not to find themselves in these interrogation rooms. \"I pray that Ghanaians do not have to come to these interrogation rooms. But when they do, their dignity must be protected,\" he stated.\n\nMahama highlighted the upgrades made to the interrogation rooms, including soundproofing and digital recording equipment, in order to enhance the process of conducting interrogations and ensuring proper documentation. He also underscored the significance of the newly established forensic laboratory in bolstering the Bureau's ability to investigate cybercrime and other complex digital offenses. \"So, it is important that we have this forensic lab to check cybercrime and all the other sophisticated digital crimes that are being committed today,\" Mahama stated.",
  "summary": "President John Mahama has stressed the need for the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) to protect the dignity and rights of persons brought in for interrogation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Mahama swears in new NLC members chaired by Justice Duose; urges fair and speedy labour dispute resolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/mahama-swears-in-new-nlc-members-chaired-by-justice-duose-urges-fair",
        "published": "2026-11-13T13:59:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}