General
Community sentencing will contribute to Ghana’s developmental agenda – Deputy AG
Non-Custodial Sentence or Alternative Sentence refers to a punishment given by a court of law that does not involve a prison term.
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Africa
Ex-Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o handed 22-month suspended prison sentence
Eto'o previously blamed his agent Jose Maria Mesalles for the tax evasion - who has also been given a one-year suspended prison sentence.
The sun
Africa
UK extradites Nigerian to U.S. for alleged email fraud
Together with two others, also Nigerians, the trio are said to have allegedly participated in Business Email Compromise Scams (“BEC scams”) that targeted thousands of victims around the world, including in the United States.
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Africa
Freed Kenyan cleric refuses to leave jail
The cleric has alleged that he could be abducted and killed by the state once he is free
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Crime
Tackling recidivism: Criminal Law Lecturer says post-conviction reintegration mechanisms needed
Researcher and Criminal Law lecturer at the GIMPA Faculty of Law, Dr. Isidore Tuffour says to deal with the problem, authorities need to look to post-conviction reintegration mechanisms.
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General
Power FM presenter: Oheneba Bennie completes jail term
An Accra High Court sentenced Oheneba Boamah Bennie to 14 days in prison custody on February 8, 2022.
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Crime
Woman who faked pregnancy jailed for six years
Joana had conspired with two other people last week to fake her kidnap in Takoradi in the Western Region last week.
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Crime
German court sentences ISIL member to 10 years in prison
Monday’s conviction of Jennifer Wenisch, 30, by Munich’s Higher Regional Court marked one of the first court rulings anywhere in the world on ISIL’s persecution of the Yazidi community.
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Europe
Ex-French President jailed
In 2012, he lost his re-election bid to socialist François Hollande. Since then he has been targeted by several criminal investigations.
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Europe
Sweden charges man over 1988 Iran prison massacre
Iraj Mesdaghi, who is a witness in the trial, tweeted that the indictment was a “great victory”.
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Europe
Woman who killed her abusive husband goes on trial for murder in France
This year alone, 43 women have lost their lives at the hands of their partners or husbands, according to advocacy group “Feminicides par compagnon ou ex,”
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Europe
Brazilian footballer Robinho sentenced to 9 years for ‘brutally humiliating gang-rape victim’
Former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward Robinho’s nine-year prison sentence for his role in a gang-rape has been upheld after judges of Milan’s Court of Appeal determined that the Brazilian forward “belittled” and “brutally humiliated” an A...
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Courts
Tarkwa labourer fined GH¢120,000 over cannabis, tramadol possession
The convict, who resides at Tarkwa Railway Station in the Western Region, faces a three-year prison term if he fails to pay the fine imposed by the court.
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Europe
Australian inmate challenges long-standing prison ban on vegemite
Andre McKechnie, 54, says the prohibition — in place since 2006 — violates his right to cultural expression, according to court documents obtained by AFP and AP.
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Courts
Bibiani court jails notorious twin thieves 4 years
Seth Frimpong, also known as Atta Payin, a welder, and his brother Emmanuel Frimpong, alias Atta Kakra, an excavator operator, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and theft.
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Courts
Teen robbers jailed 10 years each after daylight robbery in Kumasi
In a statement released on Wednesday, July 9, the Ashanti Regional Police Command confirmed that the suspects—Mamudu Issah, Samuel Takyi, and Alhassan Abubakari, all aged 18—were apprehended the same day they carried out the robbery on July...
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Courts
20-year old fined for impersonating a military officer
The accused, Alex Cobbina, popularly known as Mobitel, was ordered to pay a GH¢12,000 fine or face a three-years in prison.
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Crime
Hairdresser jailed 5 years for stealing via clone cheques
Oforiwa faced seven charges, including theft and aiding criminal activities. Although a first-time offender and a mother of two, the court ruled that her deliberate actions warranted punishment.
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Crime
Three remanded for two weeks over robbery, rape allegations
However, their counterpart, Alex Obeng, a 24-year-old illegal miner, had a GH¢50,000 bail with one surety because the suspects in the case, Coffie and Adu stated that he only provided information and security.
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Others
China former football chief sentenced to life for bribery
In January, he pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 81 million yuan ($11.2m; £8.9m).
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