Europe
Swiss court acquits officers over death of Nigerian
When the verdict was announced, there were shouts of "shame" in the courtroom, and protests outside
BBC
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Africa
Liberia: Court orders release of former Chief Justice from police detention
Her release from police custody comes amid reports that she and three other members of her household have been charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, and making false statements to law enforcement officers.
Front Page Africa
Courts
Former Juaben MCE trial: Kumasi High Court admits viral bribe video as evidence
The OSP began investigating Mr. Sarfo-Kantanka after a November 2021 video showed the Juabeng MCE demanding monies he allegedly paid assembly members to influence their votes
DL News
Courts
Former Mentor TV reality show contestant receives life sentence for manslaughter conviction
The charges against him included murder and the use of an offensive weapon, resulting in the death of Razak Mohammed at Nungua Coco-Beach on September 26, 2016.
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Courts
Unibank Trial: More than ¢56.2 million withdrawn from inter-branch ledger account - Witness
The accused persons in this matter have been charged with fraudulent breach of trust, money laundering, dishonest appropriation, wilfully causing financial loss to the Republic, and conspiracy to commit crime.
GNA
US
George Santos: US Congressman charged with fraud, money laundering
Prosecutors claim he used election campaign donations to buy designer clothes, lied about being a millionaire, and collected unemployment benefits.
Sky News
Courts
Restrain NDC from holding Presidential primaries until – Duffuor tells court
In the motion dated May 7, 2023, the applicant notes that the Director of the Elections Directorate of the party told aspirants subsequent to the balloting process that he would make available photo albums of credible delegates
DL News
Courts
Asabke Alangde appeals death sentence in Adams Mahama trial
In its decision on April 27, the jury found the first accused, Gregory Afoko not guilty per a 4-3 majority on both charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder giving rise leading to a hung jury
DL News
Courts
Copyright infringement: Srem Sai, another sue lawyer who won against Kpebu
You may recall that Mr. Awindago, the defendant in this case, won a similar case against the lawyer and Human Rights activist, Martin Kpebu this year
DL News
Courts
After a hung jury: Lawyers to apply for Afoko’s bail, Asabke sentenced to death
Lawyer Nana Yaw Osei, counsel for Gregory has meanwhile told Dennislaw that his side will apply for bail for their client after being in custody for the last eight (8) years
DL News
Courts
Bissue’s injunction: Court to set date for ruling on May 17
Mr. Bissue is seeking an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the OSP and all its agents from investigating and prosecuting him in respect of a 2019 Galamsey documentary
DL News
General
Training manual for judges on RTI adopted
Parliament passed Ghana’s Right to Information Act, (Act 989) in March 2019 to provide a framework for the implementation of the Right.
GNA
Courts
Trader remanded over ¢147k GIS recruitment scam
Naomi Larweh Teiko, charged with defrauding by false pretenses, has pleaded not guilty.
GNA
Europe
Serial sperm donor who fathered 550 children sued for increasing incest risk
The civil case is being brought against blacklisted Jonathan Jacob Meijer to stop him from offering his services
The Telegraph
Europe
Nigerian Senator, wife and medical 'middleman' found guilty of organ harvesting plot
The case marks the first time defendants have been convicted under UK's Modern Slavery Act of an organ harvesting conspiracy.
Sky 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
Courts
Visually impaired man remanded for allegedly killing wife at Nkawkaw
George Mudor, allegedly beheaded his wife at Abepotia, a suburb of Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality, after the wife threatened to divorce him.
Ghanaian Times
Africa
Rwanda: Commercial Court judge arrested over forgery
According to an investigation body, the judge was detained after issuing fake RIB summons papers to a person who has fled the country
AllAfrica
Crime
EOCO secures court order to seize 95 more alleged stolen vehicles
According to EOCO, information gathered indicated that about 400 luxury vehicles suspected to have been obtained through crime, were shipped from the US and Canada into the country
DL News
Courts
Failure to declare sources of income: 3 public servants charged by OSP granted bail
The accused persons are said to be suspects under investigation regarding the importation and auction processes of 250 metric tons of Lele rice from Thailand.
DL News