February 8, 2025
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Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has said he uses revenues from “views and Clicks” of his video to pay the bribes during his investigations. 

Anas Aremeyaw made this revelation during an appearance at the Disruptionlab Network event in Germany this month where he discussed his work with CNN’s Stephanie Busari.

The CNN journalist asked Anas where he gets huge sums of money to pay as bribe during his investigation works.

Responding to the question Anas reveals he runs the company as a media house and they rely on views and Clicks to make money to support their budget for investigations. 

He also claimed they have radio stations they go into alliance with. 

“Well, where do we get the money? So we are a media house and we have views, we have clicks, we have radio stations that we go into some form of alliance with. So before we start any investigation, there is a budget and that budget is what goes into the film.”

“So yes, that is how we get the money. We don’t get it everyday, I wish we could get more to do what we do, but we try and we wish we will not be paying more but sometimes you just have to pay more to get it.”

Asked if he takes the money back after the investigation, he said it depends. 

“There’s been certain occasions that the money has been used as exhibits and the people who used it as exhibits kept it as exhibits, permanent exhibits.” He explained. 

Speaking on his relationship with the police, Anas revealed:

Now the police, yes, it is a decision you have to make. I have been the number one critic of the Ghana Police, I have done stories where many of them have been sacked and all of that, but at the same time, I am able to sense when I need them to help to push the national agenda.”

“So I try to separate people’s parochial interests from doing what is right. For me a crime is a crime and I will fight that crime whatever way the police service want to use to tell their story, that is for them.”

“But at the end of the day, have I managed to minimise that crime, have I managed to take the person to court, have I managed to sentence the person, those are important things for me. And if I can take pride in that work and the police can take pride in that, it is okay, society moves on well. But I also do know that the police are not your friends, they are not at all, because they are a part of the system and they can be used against you too.”

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