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Courts
Non-penetrative sexual acts between thighs also amount to rape-Indian HC rules
The order was passed by a bench comprising of Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice Ziyad Rahman on 02-08-2021.
DL News6 August 2021
Asia
Obtaining consent for sex on false promise of marriage should be punishable-Indian High Court
Dismissing the plea of the accused, the court also observed that till a law to protect the victim of such deception was framed, the court should take into consideration the social reality and continue giving protection to such women who suf...
DL News5 August 2021
Crime
Assin North: CID invites former MP, Joe Gyakye Quayson for interrogation
The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, prayed to the Clerk of Parliament to allow Quayson to participate in the election of the Speaker and “let him bear the consequences” thereafter.
DL News31 July 2021
General
Amnesty International condemns excesses by security personnel
A recent incident was the clash between some residents of Ejura in the Ashanti Region and the military, which led to the death of two persons, with four others injured.
DL News30 July 2021
Courts
Supreme Court stops Justice Honyenuga from hearing Opuni case
They have both pleaded not guilty to the charges, and are on a ¢300,000 self-recognizance bail, each.
DL News28 July 2021
Courts
Cape Coast High Court annuls Assin North Parliamentary Election
The Judge further ruled that the subsequent clearance by the EC for James Gyakye to contest in the 2020 parliamentary elections was illegal, void and of no effec
DL News28 July 2021
General
Privileges Committee to meet today over Kennedy Agyapong’s comments
In the letter, dated July 13, 2021, addressed to the Deputy Regional Commander, Ashanti Region, the media group demanded security protection for Erastus Asare Donkor.
DL News27 July 2021
General
Gift Tax: Every Ghanaian who works or does business is required to pay- Legal practitioner
The gift from a group of young professionals captured the public’s imagination, but he said the cheque should be viewed as solely symbolic
DL News21 July 2021
General
Ghana needs former Presidents’ Bill- Legal practitioner
We need to have legislations that speak to financial arrangements and auditing of donations by public sector bodies
DL News19 July 2021
Courts
Senyo Hosi requests relist of defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong
He has also argued that his inability to be present in court on the day the motion was struck out was not deliberate.
DL News19 July 2021
Europe
Man, 62, accuses BCM Group boss of assault
He hinted that he suspected the allegation was part of a scheme by his estranged wife to acquire his assets through fraudulent means.
DL News16 July 2021
Others
New Israeli government suffers first major legislative setback on controversial ‘citizenship’ law
The coalition had agreed to amend the law to grant 1,600 Palestinians living in Israel residency visas
DL News6 July 2021
General
Crime Check Foundation holds workshop on bye-laws
The project also aims at decriminalising bye-laws that fight against poverty.
DL News6 July 2021
US
Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction overturned
Cosby, 83, has served more than two years of a three to 10-year sentence at a state prison near Philadelphia.
DL News30 June 2021
Europe
Italian court acquits two in Nigeria oil graft case
The judges dismissed the charges against the companies and defendants saying there was no case to answer.
DL News25 June 2021
Africa
Constant Omari: DR Congo’s former Fifa Council member handed one-year ban
The former Fifa Council member was adjudged to have received benefits from Lagardere during negotiations between the French media company and Caf.
DL News24 June 2021
Crime
Police investigate burning of 3 persons to death over cattle theft in Navrongo
Police say that residents of the community caught the suspected thieves and set them ablaze
DL News23 June 2021
General
Law to reduce backlog of criminal cases in offing
The country’s criminal justice system is set for a massive overhaul, with a law on plea bargaining in the offing.
DL News22 June 2021
US
US Supreme Court blocks child slavery lawsuit against chocolate firms
Six African men alleged that they were trafficked from Mali and forced to work on cocoa farms in Ivory Coast
DL News18 June 2021
Crime
Dreams FC coach slapped with GHC2,000 fine and a match ban
Coach Viric pleaded guilty in a written statement to charges leveled against him by the Ghana Football Association
DL News17 June 2021