Crime
Kenyan jailed 50 years for murdering LGBTQI activist
The crime, which took place nearly two years ago, shocked Kenya's LGBTQ+ community and drew widespread attention.
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General
Plea bargaining not shield from accountability-AG cautions
He cautioned that employing plea bargains solely to recover the proceeds of crime without requiring an admission of guilt from the accused could undermine the core objectives of criminal law.
DL News
General
Mentally challenged prisoners to receive psychosocial, art therapy
The initiative is spearheaded by the Crime Check Foundation (CCF), a non-governmental organization, in partnership with the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
DL News
Crime
Tricycle rider jailed 12 years for defiling 10-year-old girl
The defilement incident occurred in May 2024 at Sarfo near Asonomanso in the Ashanti region while the victim's father, Kandi Inusah, was away in the Western North region.
myjoyonline
Courts
Three police officers killed J.B Danquah Adu, not Daniel Asiedu- Counsel tells court
He alleged that the former MP was killed by three police impersonators, who visited the home of the deceased.
GNA
General
100 lashes of the whip; Islamic punishment for ‘crime’ of zina-Join Dr. Mustapha Hamid
Zina is the Arabic word for illicit sex. Illicit sex is meant sex between two people who are not married to each other
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Africa
Lesotho: Death penalty for HIV rapists unconstitutional, top court rules
In particular, the court held that stipulating the death penalty for a convicted rapist, held to have known he was HIV positive at the time of the crime, infringed the constitutional right to freedom from discrimination and to a right to eq...
AllAfrica
Business
Crime in books than in Practice: Black Market Foreign Exchange Businesses in Focus
The operators, who are mostly African foreign Nationals, like Nigerians, Nigeriens, Malians, and the likes however give better rates than the official Forex bureaus in the exchange of currencies.
Dennislaw Research Desk
Courts
Bullion van robberies: Court remands policemen, other accused
All five have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and abetment.
DL News
General
Police must be protectors of rights rather than ‘crime fighters’ – Criminologist
"The inherited description of the police as ‘crime fighters’ puts them in the defensive mode where they see people protesting for their human rights as enemies that must be put down by force."
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Opinion
The Intricacies of Hearsay Evidence: A Legal Conundrum
The article critiques the complex application of the hearsay rule in Ghanaian law despite statutory reforms under the Evidence Act, 1975 (NRCD 323). It argues that the trial judge in the Opuni case misapplied the law by relying on an inappl...
Derick Adu-Gyamfi
Opinion
The Propriety or Otherwise Of Order 73 Of CI 47 in Light of Ex Parte PPE Ltd & Paul Juric and Martin Kpebu (No.1)
This article evaluates Order 73 of CI 47 in the context of Ghana's 1992 Constitution, focusing on its implications for personal liberty under Article 14(1)(c). It argues that Order 73's allowance for civil defendants' arrest conflicts with...
Her Honour Sedinam Awo Kwadam & Emmanuel Babuboa
Opinion
From Deforestation To Gas Flaring, Environmental Harm May Now Be Prosecuted As An International Crime By The ICC. Here’s What Ghana Needs To Know, And What We Can Do
The ICC’s new policy recognizes severe environmental destruction as a potential international crime, empowering countries like Ghana to prosecute such offenses. Ghana’s plan to establish specialized environmental courts showcases leadership...
Sedinam Awo Kwadam
Opinion
From Runway To Red Flag: Probing the Cocaine and Cash Allegations at Kotoka International Airport
This article examines the drug and cash trafficking allegations at Kotoka International Airport involving AirMed and Cavok flights, based on disclosures by whistleblower Ntim Fordjour. It proposes a detailed, forensic-led investigation cove...
Ebo Dantse
Opinion
Unmasking the Scope of Jurisdiction of a Court and Avoiding Judicial Journalism – A Look at Anas A. Anas v Kennedy Agyapong
The article examines the scope of a court's jurisdiction and the limits of judicial commentary in the context of the Anas A. Anas v. Kennedy Agyapong case. It discusses whether a trial judge overstepped by making defamatory statements and c...
Bobby Banson
Opinion
Confession Statements: A Quick Look at the Law and Practice
One of the most jealously guarded rights that is guaranteed to an accused person is the right against self-incrimination. It is one of the first things every accused person hears about immediately he is arrested.
HH Malcolm Bedzrah
Opinion
Raising Legal Objections and the Role of the Judge
The author, a Circuit Court Judge, Ofaakor expertly discusses the matter of Objections raised in courts and offers practical insights for Judges to observe
H.H Malcolm, Ewoenam Bedzrah Esq.
Courts
Four remanded over alleged online scam
According to the prosecution, the four men are facing charges that include conspiracy, preparation to commit crime, attempt to commit crime and trafficking-related offences.
DL News
General
Merge OSP, DPP, and EOCO into one prosecutorial body-Ace Ankomah
He has proposed that three key institutions – the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) – be collapsed into one autonomous body
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Others
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...
Louis Dwomoh Obeng