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Detainees in Ghana lack legal representation to challenge cases -US Report
Detainees lack legal representation to challenge cases in Ghana - US Report indicates
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Technology-driven JFAP receives international recognition
The Justice for All Programme (JFAP) is a State-led intervention, established in 2007 to alleviate prison overcrowding by setting up Mobile In-prison Special Courts to adjudicate remand/Pre-trial prisoner cases throughout the country
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Ex-NDA Boss, two deputies and contractor escape jail despite conviction in procurement corruption case
Despite finding them guilty, the court declined to impose immediate prison sentences, citing mitigating circumstances, including their advanced ages and the intervention of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), which prevented financi...
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Courts
Hanan Abdul-Wahab trial adjourned to September 29 and 30
The adjournment followed the submission of a medical excuse duty by his lawyer, Godfred Yeboah Dame, through the accused person.
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High Court refuses Adu Boahene’s request to adjourn trial pending Supreme Court review
His counsel, Samuel Atta Akyea, had asked the court to adjourn the case until September 2, 2026, when a three-member panel of the Supreme Court is expected to hear a review application filed by Ofoase-Ayirebi MP Kojo Oppong Nkrumah.
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High Court's full legal reasoning for rejecting Wontumi's adjournment, referral motions
In reaching her decision, Justice Kocuvie-Tay relied on the Supreme Court’s decision in Republic v High Court (Fast Track Division), Accra; Ex parte Sian Goldfields Limited, where the court stated that adjournments are subject to the conven...
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Wontumi mining trial: Court gives Atta Akyea more time for address, moves judgment to July 20
The court has directed Samuel Atta Akyea, who recently took over as lead counsel for Chairman Wontumi, to file his written address by July 13, 2026.
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Ghana's Dr Sylvia Adusu becomes first African woman elected to ITLOS
Her election makes her the first African woman to serve on the Hamburg-based tribunal.
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Ghana rallies support for historical election of Dr Sylvia Adusu as Judge of ITLOS
Dr. Adusu, a Chief State Attorney and Director of the International Division at Ghana’s Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice, is Ghana’s candidate for the ITLOS election scheduled for 18 June 2026.
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Courts
State drops charges against Ex-Buffer Stock boss and wife, rearrests them
The development unfolded in court when Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai informed the judge that the prosecution had decided to discontinue the case against the couple.
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Dame questions EOCO officer’s role in prosecution of ex-Buffer Stock boss
At the centre of the dispute is an objection raised by lawyer Godfred Yeboah Dame, who challenged the appearance of an Economic and Organised Crime Office official on the prosecution team during proceedings on Wednesday, 22 April.
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OSP law a fiasco ab initio-Thaddeaus Sory writes
It was clear from the law itself that the whole law was a fiasco ab initio. We just went round in circles and arrived at the same point.
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Pastor Love remanded over alleged car theft, forgery
The accused, Hammond Love, denied the allegations when he appeared before the court and was ordered to remain in custody for two weeks pending further proceedings.
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Law lecturer says OSP has strong basis to fight back after High Court setback
Speaking on JoyNews, Professor Appiagyei-Atua said the OSP is not without options. In his view, one immediate route is an appeal, while another is to anchor its strategy in the related matter already pending before the Supreme Court.
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NPA case: 2 accused turn to prosecuting witnesses as OSP drops charges
The two are Albert Ankrah, described as a director at KEL Logistics Unit, and Isaac Mensah of King’s Energy Limited, who had been listed as the fourth and fifth accused persons in the case.
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Case Management in NPA case scheduled for February
Justice Audrey Kocuvie-Tay, who is presiding, said the court will treat the selected dates as CMC-only sessions, with proceedings starting promptly at 8:15am on each day to accelerate readiness for trial.
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Defamation in the digital era: Social media and the emergence of cyber libel in Ghana
The paper assesses how Ghana’s traditional defamation law and constitutional free speech guarantees are being stress-tested by cyber-libel on social media platforms. It analyses recent high-profile cases to show how courts are operationalis...
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Courts
Supreme Court halts garnishee proceedings against Asamoah Gyan over GH₵1m judgment debt
A five-member panel, presided over by Justice Amadu Omoro Tanko and including Justices Yoni Kulendi, Senyo Dzamefe, Prof. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, and Yaw Asare Darko, unanimously quashed ex parte orders previously issued by the High Court
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Africa
Treason trial of former DR Congo President Kabila begins
Kabila, who ruled DR Congo for nearly two decades, faces a string of serious charges—including treason, murder, rape, torture, and leading an insurrection—over his alleged ties to the M23 rebel group, which controls vast mineral-rich territ...
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Ameyaw-Akumfi seeks Supreme Court intervention in Sky Train trial
Prof. Ameyaw-Akumfi and former GIIF CEO Solomon Asamoah are currently standing trial for allegedly causing financial loss to the state and misusing public resources linked to the now-stalled urban rail initiative.
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