Courts
GCB cleaner jailed 25 years for his role in GH¢600,000 robbery
Michael Fosu is said to be among four persons who conspired to rob a customer of the bank of an amount of GH¢600,000.
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Courts
Drummer jailed for defiling minor in church office
Nathaniel Ayiku was found to have defiled the girl on the church premises after a wedding ceremony in October last year.
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Others
Cuba says more than 700 charged over anti-government protests
The public prosecutor’s office said 172 people had already been tried and convicted, without giving details.
BBC
General
Change name of Ghana Prisons Service to Correctional Service – Prince Mba
Mr Mba said speedy dispensation of justice through fair, unbiased and uncorrupted judicial system was a non- negotiable anchor of democracy and the abuse of freedom of human rights had contributed to the congestion of Prisons with inmates w...
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General
Unemployed man gets 14 years for stealing plantain, cassava
Justice Ezekiel, pleaded guilty to stealing the food items from a farm at Akwasiase, near Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North District and was convicted on his own plea by the court presided by Ms Gwendolyn Millicent Owusu.
GNA
Courts
Court to deliver judgment on Akuapem Poloo’s appeal case on December 1
Akuapem Poloo had been accused of violating the dignity and integrity of her severn-year-old son when she published a photo in which she knelt, stark naked in front of her son ahead of his birthday.
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Africa
Top Malawi businessman jailed for bribe attempt
The court imposed two nine year sentences on two counts, but the sentences will run concurrently because “the offences were committed in one transaction”
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Courts
Sanitation Court fines Abiba, Kwaku Asare
Abiba and Kwaku Asare, both in their mid-30s, were handed over to Ridge Police Station personnel, where their statements were taken.
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Courts
Court jails Bolt driver 6 months for stealing from passenger
fter investigation the accused person was charged with the offence of stealing and put before the court.
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Crime
A 21-year-old construction worker who armed himself with an axe to rob his victim of a plate of fried rice and a bag containing mobile phone, necklace and cash has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in hard labour.
A search in his room led to the retrieval of a small axe, one Black Berry Mobile phone, a Techno mobile phone and six different SIM cards.
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Europe
German pensioner given hefty fine for WW2 tank in house
Local media reported that the man had been seen one winter using the tank as a snow plough.
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Africa
Ivory Coast’s ex-President Gbagbo returns home after ICC acquittal
Mr Gbagbo has been living in the Belgian capital Brussels since his release from detention three years ago.
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Europe
French Court jails man who slapped President Macron for four months
Tarel attacked Macron when the French president was shaking hands with members of the public during a walkabout in France’s Drome region
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Europe
Russian court declares Navalny groups ‘extremist’ ahead of elections
The court ordered that FBK be liquidated and its property transferred into the ownership of the Russian Federation
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US
George Floyd: Jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murder
A US jury has found a former police officer guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year.
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US
Pharmacist To Plead Guilty To Ruining Hundreds Of Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine, DOJ Says
A Wisconsin man agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to tampering with doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in late December, federal prosecutors say.
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Opinion
Retrogression in Retrospectivity: A Critique of the Supreme Court case of Obeng Gyebi
This article sets out to examine the case of Obeng Gyebi, the reasoning and conclusion of the apex court in applying the Criminal Code (Amendment) Act, (Act 646) retrospectively to the sentence of life imprisonment of the appellant.
Justice Eric Kyei Baffour
Courts
Hohoe pub owner fined GH¢600 over expired drinks, poor sanitation
The court, presided over by relieving judge Lambert Y. Keriba, ordered her to serve one month in prison if she fails to pay the fine.
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Courts
Barber fined for dumping rubbish into public drain at Hohoe
The court, presided over by relieving judge Mr Lambert Y. Keriba, ordered him to pay the fine or serve two months in prison in default.
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Crime
163 people were convicted of galamsey offences between 2020 and 2025
According to the Dennislaw Research Desk, 18 people were convicted of mining-related offences in 2020. The number rose to 35 in 2021 and reached a six-year high of 43 in 2022.
Dennislaw Research Desk