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Immediate past Ashanti Regional Editor of state-owned Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu believes his sudden dismissal was influenced by some heads in the State owned media house. According to him although he erred by unilaterally withdrawing his case from the court which was of national interest, he is devastated by how he has been treated by his superiors. He insisted that his decision to discontinue with the case was personal and should be respected. �I have not violated any law. Even though the case was of national interest, it came to a point I couldn�t contain the pressure anymore. No one knows what I went through before withdrawing the case from court, only God knows. �..I should have informed them [Daily Graphic] about my decision but that was unfortunate I couldn�t. After, I explained to them why I did that and all that happened...I just couldn�t continue with the case. I have pleaded with them to forgive me and I think that should have ended it,� he stated. Recall of Kenu-Bafour Gyan saga Daniel Kenu went to court with the full backing of Graphic when he was beaten by a group of men, allegedly led by Baffour Gyan, elder brother of Black Stars� captain, Asamoah Gyan after a question he had earlier asked about the whereabouts of popular Hip Life musician, Castro. Despite the massive support from Ghanaians for Kenu to pursue and make sure Baffour Gyan spend some time in prison, the former editor withdrew the case citing health and family issues, although his Managing Director, Ken Ashigbey had vowed to follow the case to its logical conclusion. However, it is alleged that Daniel Kenu has been bribed by his offender�s young brother who is one of the richest players on the continent. Graphic fires Kenu Months after the brouhaha, Graphic on Wednesday November 19, discharged Daniel Kenu accusing him of �gross misconduct and disloyalty under section 22(a) of collective bargaining agreement� between him and the company. �Management has noted, after considering the reports of the investigation committee, including its findings and recommendations, that you acted disloyally by unilaterally withdrawing the case from the court, more especially when the incident occurred in the course of your official duty and Management had written to you and assured you of its support and had specifically instructed you to consult it on any move you wanted to take regarding the case� the dismissal letter stated. However, speaking to Peace FM news, the embattled editor described his dismissal as uncalled for. �I have not killed a human being, neither have I stolen or violated the company's laws. Why should they [Daily Graphic] sack me? Do they want to kill me? They just want to destroy my life for no apparent reason. I just don�t understand them. Why do they want to punish me for the wrong of somebody?� he lamented. He however revealed that, he was advised by a psychologist to withdraw the case from court in order to have a sound mind. �I copied all the management members the report from my psychologist and they are aware of that,� he added.