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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
DL News26 April 2022
General
Ghana Bar Association adopts new Bar Scale of fees
Agbesi Dzakpasu Esq moved the motion for the acceptance of the Scale of fees and was seconded by Perpetual Yankson Esq.
DL News20 April 2022
Courts
I have fully cooperated with the police throughout my arrest, detention, interrogations-Oliver Barker tells court
The applicant's counsel is expecting in court on Monday, March 14, 2022, to move the motion for bail pending trial.
DL News11 March 2022
General
African Bar Association to hold annual conference from August 7-11, 2022
The theme for this year’s conference is “Instituting an enduring Legacy of Transparent and Accountable Governance in Africa: Basic Issues and Road Map.”
DL News23 February 2022
Courts
Charge of forgery, perjury: Assin-North MP pleads not guilty, granted bail
The MP who was in court this time around, has been charged by the state on five counts of perjury and forgery of passport.
DL News15 February 2022
Courts
Post criminal summons at residence of Assin-North MP – High Court orders
Prosecutors say several efforts to serve the MP with the summons, have failed and they rather asked the court to issue a bench warrant for his arrest.
DL News9 February 2022
Courts
Assin North MP charged on 5 counts of forgery, perjury
The charge sheet filed at the High Court states that the MP obtained a public office as an MP by using a declaration knowingly that he did not owe allegiance to any other country but Ghana.
DL News3 February 2022
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‘You can do better’ – AG charges EOCO on recovery of crime proceeds
Mr. Dame said perpetrators of crime should not be allowed to enjoy their proceeds, and that although he believes EOCO has the capacity to go after perpetrators of crime and recover from them such proceeds of their criminal enterprise, the o...
CITINEWSROOM2 February 2022
Crime
Bribery allegation: Minister exonerated, Smart suspected
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, while exonerating the Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah in a bribery allegation, says it rather considers radio presenter Captain Smart a suspect.
DL News18 January 2022
Courts
QNET condemns criminal actions by two distributors
QNET does not and will not condone any such misconduct. We are deeply disappointed with the developing outcome of this isolated and unfortunate incident.
DL News11 December 2021
General
Court withdraws bench warrant for arrest of Madina MP
Mr. Sosu was to answer to criminal charges levelled against him by the Ghana Police Service.
DENNISLAW NEWS2 December 2021
General
Amend the Law on the minimum age of sexual consent – Coordinator
“The law is to protect children,”
DL News22 November 2021
General
Prison decongestion: A-G to lay two bills before Parliament
“I am treating both pieces of legislation as part of my priority legislation this year
DL News20 November 2021
Crime
Police arrest 25-year-old man for dealing in illegal firearms
“We have put in place stringent security measures to ensure all criminal activities in the region are halted”, he stated.
DL News10 November 2021
General
Police, court can deal with MPs without Speaker’s prior permission-Samson Anyenini asserts
Let not any MP suggest ever again that the police or the court cannot deal with a legislator unless and until the permission of the Speaker has been procured in advance in writing. The IGP ought not to be seen encouraging this unlawful and...
SAMSON LARDY ANYENINI27 October 2021
Crime
Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling
A Senate panel backed a report calling for charges against Mr Bolsonaro including crimes against humanity, after 600,000 deaths from coronavirus
BBC27 October 2021
Tech
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
DENNISLAW NEWS26 October 2021
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Samson’s Take: Let’s support the police
IGP George Akuffo Dampare is doing all the right things to instil discipline and sanity for our individual and collective good. However, the police deserve our support and encouragement if we want a country like those many of us frequently...
SAMSON LARDY ANYENINI25 October 2021
General
160 inmates on Ghana’s death row – Amnesty International
The Death Penalty violates the right to life as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
DL News12 October 2021
Courts
Banker gets 5 years for stealing ₵115k
The convict, Essah Gabriel Ansah Sasraku, aged 26, was charged for stealing, contrary to section 124 (1) of the criminal offences act 1960 (Act 29).
DL News11 September 2021