Crime
24-year-old welder sentenced to 25 years in hard labour for robbery
The convict was a welder at Jasikan in the Oti region.
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Results for "African Court of Human and People's Rights"
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Courts
Attorney-General Denies Allegations in Ato Forson Ambulance Case
The Attorney-General's office has denied accusations by Richard Jakpa, the third accused in a case involving the fraudulent purchase of vans as ambulances, that the Attorney-General sought his cooperation to convict the first accused, Cassi...
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US
Former CIA employee jailed for 40 years for largest leak in agency's history
Joshua Schulte, a software engineer from New York, passed the data to whistleblowing agency WikiLeaks in the so-called Vault 7 leak in 2017.
Sky News
Courts
Unemployed jailed over electrical cable theft
Sowah denied causing unlawful damage, unlawful entry and stealing but at the end of the trial he was found guilty of the offence.
GNA
Crime
Forestry Commission arrests 10 illegal miners
They were allegedly operating in seven compartments in the Oda River Forest Reserve.
GNA
Africa
Nigeria court convicts and sentences four Boko Haram financiers
According to the charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, DPPF, Mr. M. B. Abubakar, one of the defendants, Aisami, provided funds for the terrorist group by buying food products from them.
Vanguard Nigeria
Courts
Aisha Huang convicted, sentenced 4 years to prison
She was additionally fined GHC48,000 and faces deportation after her jail term.
DL News
Others
Qatar sentences Indian ex-naval officers to death
The men were allegedly accused of "breaching sensitive secrets"
BBC
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
Africa
Nigeria: Two arraigned for flogging traditional ruler
According to prosecutors, the defendants and others (at large) flogged the traditional ruler and threatened violence on his family.
The Nigeria Lawyer
Europe
UK: Paralegal faces prison sentence for passing sensitive data to criminals
Rachel Simpson, 39, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to two counts of misconduct in public office and 29 counts of unauthorised access of computer systems.
The Law Society Gazette
General
Ugandan delegation end five-day visit to understudy Ghana’s judicial system
The delegation who arrived in the country on October 31, 2022, will return to their country today, after a five-day learning experience.
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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
Courts
Former PPA Boss and brother in-law plead not guilty: Granted GHC 5 million bail
The Former PPA Boss has been charged with eight(8) counts of using public office for profit, and nine(9) counts of directly and indirectly influencing the procurement process to obtain an unfair advantage in the award of a procurement contr...
DL News
General
Who heads Greater Accra Bar?- Will it be a promotion or denial?
Who heads Greater Accra Bar?- Will it be a promotion or denial?
DL News
Courts
Kelvyn Boy granted GH¢200k bail
He was remanded on Monday, February 22, 2022, after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault of his girlfriend.
DL News
Courts
Unemployed fined GH¢600 for mobile phone theft
Raymond who is also known as ‘Apisco’ was convicted for unlawful entry, causing damage and stealing. He pleaded guilty on all the three counts.
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General
Legal education caught in a 1960 conception – Lecturer
Nii Kpakpo Samoa-Addo said law faculties should encourage collaboration between law firms and their faculties.
DL News
Crime
77-year-old arrested for illegal medical practice
The FDA Regional Head said that the suspect would be processed for court.
DL News
General
Tricycle Rider jailed 10 years over sex with minor
Benjamin Akrofi Otumfuor is said to have defiled the victim, aged 14, in a classroom at a school in Otinibi, near Danfa in Accra.
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