Courts
Woman jailed 2 months for stealing GH¢4,600
In addition, the court presided over by Charles Owusu Ansah, fined the convict, Queenstabel Mintah, alias Ohemaa, GH¢1,080 or in default serve four additional months in prison.
GNA
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Courts
SIM swap fraud: Two sentenced 12 months each to prison
The court held that the two accused persons were given a relatively lenient sentence since they had been in custody for a significant period of six (6) months
DL News
Others
Singapore executes man for supplying cannabis
Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday over a plot to smuggle 1kg (35oz) of cannabis.
BBC
US
Trump sues former lawyer Michael Cohen for $500m
The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a key witness in a New York investigation into the ex-president.
BBC
Africa
Ex-Paralympian Oscar Pistorius who murdered girlfriend denied parole in South Africa
The six-time Paralympic gold medallist has expressed his deep remorse for killing his girlfriend in 2013, but continues to maintain he shot her by mistake, believing she was a robber.
BBC
US
US-based Ghanaian sentenced 4 years to prison over $8M romance fraud
Kofi Osei pleaded guilty in September 2022, a statement from US authorities said.
DL News
Courts
Western Togoland: Secessionists sentenced five years each to prison
The convicts were arrested in September 2020 following attempts to declare parts of the Volta and Oti regions as independent state to be called ‘Western Togoland’.
DL News
Europe
UK: Magistrates' sentencing powers scaled back
Powers had been doubled less than a year ago to tackle backlog in courts and cut prison overcrowding
The Guardian
Europe
UK police officer, exposed as serial rapist, jailed for life
Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving a serving police officer.
AP News
Courts
Paramount Chief of Sunyani, queen mother cited for contempt of court
In a motion filed by Nana Obiri Boahen, of the “Enso Nyame Ye Chambers”, a Sunyani-based legal firm, and counsel, the applicants are praying the Kumasi High Court to commit the respondents, including Madam Donkor and one Nana Obiri Yeboah t...
GNA
Courts
Nigerian sentenced 450 days to prison for attempting to acquire Ghanaian passport twice
Ifaenyi, 26, who was charged with attempting to obtain Ghanaian passports by false declaration, pleaded guilty.
GNA
Africa
Zimbabwe: Doctors and nurses face jail for striking as controversial Health Services Bill becomes law
The new law criminalises any collective job action which goes beyond 72 hours, and any member of the Health Service who breaches the Act shall be liable for a fine and a prison sentence
AllAfrica
Crime
Lockerbie bombing suspect will not face death penalty
The US alleges that Abu Agila Masud was a Libyan intelligence operative and played a key role in the 1988 attack, which left 270 people dead.
BBC
Courts
Chairman Wontumi cites A-Plus for contempt
Last week, the High Court in Tema delivered its ruling in a contempt suit filed by Chairman Wontumi against UTV, Fadda Dickson, Felicity Ama Agyeman known as Nana Ama Macbrown, and three others.
Courts
Police officer jailed 12 years for assisting ex-convict travel abroad
The officer was said to have allowed himself to be corrupted by Johnson, an ex-convict, to assist him travel abroad and escape serving his jail term.
GNA
Europe
Czech Republic on the way to legalizing cannabis
In the Czech Republic, hemp products like marijuana, hashish and cannabis oil have been available in pharmacies for years. Prague is now planning full legalization for 2023 and wants to coordinate the step with Berlin.
DW
Europe
UK: Woman jailed for injecting child with faeces has sentence increased
Elizabeth Faragher had her sentence extended from five years and 10 months to eight years after judges ruled the earlier jail term "unduly lenient".
Sky News
Others
Turkey introduces jail terms for 'disinformation'
Turkey's parliament has adopted a media law introducing jail terms for spreading "disinformation." It also requires social networks and internet sites to hand over personal details of users.
DW
Courts
‘We were unemployed, hungry’: Court rejects plea of 2 Nigerian illegal miners, jails them 20 years
The two, Ayodele Jackson and Benjamin Obin pleaded guilty to their charges but explained that they were unemployed and hungry and thus the illegal venture was their only option for survival.
DL News
Others
Singapore jails OnlyFans creator in first such conviction
A court on Wednesday fined Titus Low S$3,000 (£2,700; $2,087) for sharing obscene photos and videos on the site. He was also sentenced to three weeks prison for accessing his account in breach of a police order.
BBC