Courts
Eastern Region: 187 ‘galamseyers’ jailed since 2017- Attorney General
The convicts include Twenty-nine Nigeriens, Seven Nigerians, and three Chinese nationals.
DL News
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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
US
Coachella files copyright infringement lawsuit against Afrochella
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday at a California district court and obtained by Rolling Stone, comes three years after AEG (which owns Goldenvoice) issued a warning to the Afrochella festival about infringing on the festival’s trademark.
Rolling Stone
Europe
Fake heiress Anna 'Delvey' Sorokin reportedly being released from jail - but is banned from social media
Her infamous "summer of scam" that saw her defraud banks and New York City elites to the tune of around $67m (£51.5m) to fund her jet-setting lifestyle was turned into a Netflix series.
Sky News
Courts
Chinese man who assaulted Ghanaian employee remanded
Prosecutors confirmed reports indicating that the incident happened during the course of an argument over unpaid salaries.
DL News
Courts
GIS boss sues Media General, Johnnie Hughes, another for defamation, seeks GHC 20m in damages
According to the particulars of the case filed at the High Court, Accra, Johnnie Hughes is said to have claimed the plaintiff is corrupt, vindictive, and unfit to fulfill his duties as Comptroller General of the Immigration Service.
DL News
Europe
Spain passes ‘only yes means yes’ sexual consent law
Under the new law, consent must be affirmative and cannot be assumed to have been given by default or silence.
The Guardian
Africa
Nigerian woman sentenced to prison for serving as 'money mule' in financial fraud schemes
30-year-old Deborah Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in June 2022, a US Department of Justice statement said.
DL News
Others
India: Court issues notice to state government on plea to limit weight of school bags carried by students
The plea has been filed with a concern about children's all round physical and mental health development.
Livelaw
Supreme Court News
Group sues NCA over punitive actions against unregistered SIM holders
Per a letter dated September 4, 2022, the NCA announced some punitive measures to be meted out to SIM holders who have yet not gone through the re-registration exercise.
DL News
Courts
20-year-old remanded for allegedly murdering mother, two others and harming baby
“The suspect allegedly attacked his 60-year-old mother, his landlord’s wife, his sister and her eight-month-old son."
DL News
Africa
Nigerian bank defrauded by loan officer
The police alleged that the defendant unlawfully forged and manipulated the said customers’ transaction on the system and replaced them with another information to cover up the crime.
The Guardian Nigeria
Courts
Court discharges Sekondi-Takoradi MCE of assault and traffic offence
This comes after the police prosecutor, Superintendent Stephen Billy Addum filed a case of no interest in the matter, thereby withdrawing the charges.
DL News
General
President reinstates suspended Sekondi-Takoradi MCE
The MCE’S suspension followed an incident of dangerous driving and verbal assault of a police officer, Superintendent Andrew Sarfo near a checkpoint on February 3, 2022.
DL News
Crime
Ghanaian sentenced in US over role in romance fraud scheme
According to a statement from the US Justice Department in Southern-West Virginia, Banabas was also ordered to pay $156,073 in restitution.
DL News
Africa
South Africa: Minimum age for capacity of criminal intent in children increased
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development explained that this has brought South Africa in line with the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
AllAfrica
Africa
Rwanda: Why Bar Association suspended nearly 100 lawyers
The suspensions, according to the Bar's president, Moïse Nkundabarashi, range from one month to one year, depending on the severity of the offense.
AllAfrica
General
Constitutional Law lecturer suggests minimalist approach to constitutional reforms
She spoke as part of a panel on Tuesday, during a mini-review discussion held by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), on the Constitutional Review Commission’s (CRC) Report and the government White Paper on the CRC findings.
DL News
Courts
Three OWASS students granted bail over attempted robbery
According to officials, the students tried to snatch a taxi cab from its driver last Friday near the Royal Golf Park junction in Kumasi.
DL News
General
Make pro-bono services a requirement for renewing lawyers’ licences – SC Justice to GBA
“Lawyers are expensive. To access a good quality lawyer, you need to pay some fees beyond the reach of ordinary people. "
DL News