Crime
Two friends get three years each over theft of window frames
The accused pleaded guilty to the charges and were convicted accordingly.
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Results for "2021 Public Safety and Crime report"
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Courts
Job seeker jailed two years for phone theft at CHRAJ offices
Foster Nyarko was convicted for stealing a Samsung A54 5G phone, valued at GH¢4,999, belonging to a principal administrator at CHRAJ.
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Crime
Young mechanic fined GH¢6,000 for theft
The court, presided over by Mr. Lawrence Buanor-Buer, ruled that if he failed to pay the fine, he would serve 12 months in prison for each offense, with the sentences running consecutively.
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Crime
Job seeker convicted for stealing phone from CHRAJ administrator
Foster Nyarko, who had visited the CHRAJ office in October 2024 to check on a job application, took advantage of an unoccupied office to steal the device, which was valued at GH¢4,999.
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Courts
Man arrested for causing harm breaks down in court
Squire struggled to accept the court’s decision, questioning the rationale behind the remand.
GNA
Europe
Father and son fined $200,000 for attempting to smuggle insects
On May 8, park rangers apprehended Luigi Ferrari, 68, and his 28-year-old son, Mattia, after they were caught with jars containing the insects.
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Crime
Dormaa Circuit Court jails salesgirl for stealing over GH¢21,000
When the case was heard on Wednesday, Sulemana pleaded guilty to stealing GH¢21,787.00 and the court presided by Justice Philomena Ansah Asiedu convicted her accordingly.
GNA
Courts
Dr. Christopher Adu Boahen’s murder: Case adjourned to May 9
A Kaneshie District hearing the matter did not sit, hence the adjournment.
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Courts
OSP withdraws cases against Cecilia Dapaah; EOCO to take over
The cases, which included a motion for confirmation of the freezing of her assets and a criminal one that bordered on the failure of the former minister to declare her assets will no longer be continued by the Office.
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Africa
South Africa calls on ICC to issue arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister
SA's Minister in the Presidency said if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a "total failure" of global governance.
BBC
Supreme Court News
Repeal of offence-creating enactment won’t automatically end accused’s prosecution- SC affirms
The apex court, speaking in the opinion of Asiedu JSC, noted that in such a situation, the Interpretation Act, 2008 (Act 792) specifically at Section 34(1)(d) and (e) will step in as the saving provision
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Crime
More than 400 unlicensed loan administrators arrested, says EOCO
"A joint technical task force comprising EOCO, the BoG, and the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) was constituted to clamp down on the activities of unlicensed digital loan application platforms.
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General
Indictable offences: Allow magistrates to grant bail-GSL Director
According to him, institutions like the police seem to capitalize on the above to violate the right of accused persons.
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Courts
Police conclude investigations in Mankessim murder case
Accused persons have been charged for allegedly kidnapping and murdering Georgina Botchwey, an aspiring nurse trainee in September 2022
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Africa
Nigeria: Police arraign Lagos man for marrying second wife
Uzoma was arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate court on three counts of bigamy and falsification of information on a marriage certificate.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
Crypto founder charged with $700m financial crimes
The US Department of Justice charged Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, with running a business that catered to what he once described as "crooks".
BBC
Crime
37 stolen luxury vehicles retrieved from garages in Accra by joint EOCO-FBI team
EOCO said 10 people suspected to have been involved were arrested and were granted enquiry bail
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Courts
Capital Bank case: No statement imputing misconduct by state officials was made by court – Judicial Secretary
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG)
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Others
Graham Potter: One of Australia’s most wanted men nabbed after 12-year hunt
Graham Potter, 64, had been on the run since 2010 after he failed to show up to court to face conspiracy to murder charges in the state of Victoria.
BBC
General
Spousal killings: Watch out for these signs – Criminologist
Mr Opoku Ware’s comments come on the back of a number of cases of spousal killings that have been reported in the media since the beginning of the year.
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