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
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US
New York City agrees to pay $26 million to 2 men wrongly convicted of Malcolm X murder
Both Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam were exonerated last year after a judge found “serious miscarriages of justice” in their cases.
CNN
Europe
Germany to legalize purchase of up to 30 grams of cannabis
The cabinet approved a proposal by the health ministry on Wednesday that will allow state-licensed and controlled commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis.
Bloomberg
Europe
Hacker who stole unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert jailed for 18 months
Adrian Kwiatkowski stole two songs from Sheeran and 12 songs from American rapper Vert and tried to exchange them for cryptocurrency, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
Sky News
Courts
Oliver Vormawor’s treason felony case adjourned to October 21
Mr. Vormawor has been charged on two counts of treason felony contrary to section 182(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) and treason felony contrary to section 182(b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), following coup c...
DL News
Africa
Nigeria harbours 53% of death row inmates in Sub-Saharan Africa
Observed every 10th of October, the World Day Against the Death Penalty consolidates the global movement against capital punishment and mobilizes civil society, political leaders, activists, lawyers, change agents and more to support the ca...
Vanguard Nigeria
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
Mankessim murder: Accused persons murdered one other person – Police
The victim, Gloria Yeboah, who is said to have been reported missing in June 2022, was a petty trader from Obokrom in Kumasi, the Ashanti Region.
DL News
Africa
South Korea accuses Liberian maritime officials of rape
The two senior employees of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), who were accused by South Korean police, have had testimony taken while awaiting a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for prosecution.
Daily Observer
Others
China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death for corruption
Fu Zhenghua was accused of “taking advantage” of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan (about $16.76 million) and “bending the law for personal gains.”
Anadolu Agency
Crime
Suspect arrested over Wa killings, GHC100,000 bounty announced for information on other perpetrators
Suspect Kankani Adongo was arrested at Bamahu, a suburb of Wa, after the body of a male adult, suspected to be one of the missing private security men was discovered in a shallow grave.
DL News
Europe
French footballer Pogba’s brother charged in extortion case
Mathias Pogba, 32, has admitted to being behind a bizarre video published online on August 27 promising “great revelations” about the Juventus player and French national team member.
AFP
Africa
South Africa: Traditional court condemns 19-year-old to grisly death
Accused of stock theft in 2020, Abulele Kwindana was killed. More than two years later, no-one has been charged with his murder.
AllAfrica
US
Iowa teen who killed alleged rapist ordered to pay $150K to his family
Pieper Lewis, 17, was sentenced Tuesday after she pleaded last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in the June 2020 killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks of Des Moines.
AP News
General
Be concerned with more serious, fundamental problems within our justice system –AG tasks GBA
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Annual Bar Conference at Ho, Mr. Dame admitted that even though the Judiciary has its own problems, the Bar should be concerned about a number of challenges within the criminal justice system.
DL News
General
Plea bargaining best recognizes victims’ involvement in the Criminal justice system- Asonaba Dapaah
According to her, the concept of the Plea bargain will for the first time recognize and champion the role of victims, complainants, or their representatives in the criminal justice system.
DL News
General
‘I’ve been offered plea deals, but I turned it down because I am innocent’ – Abdul Inusah on fraud case in US
In interviews granted to GH One’s Francis Abban and on Assase Radio, he maintains that he is innocent and that he even turned down plea deals offered by US Prosecutors.
DL News
General
EOCO Boss’ comment on NAM 1 charges not the AG’s position – John Kumah
The EOCO Boss, at a forum, noted that it is becoming increasingly difficult for state prosecutors to prosecute Nana Appiah Mensah due to the lack of the relevant laws to support the charges.
DL News
Business
Financial sector clean-up: 13 Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions to be prosecuted as EOCO makes ready dockets
A report released by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, stated that the dockets have equally been forwarded to the Attorney-General for advice.
DL News
Courts
Chief of Staff sues the Herald Newspaper for Defamation, claims GHC20 million as damages
On August 10, 2022, the Chief of Staff through her lawyers wrote to the newspaper demanding an immediate retraction and apology within 24 hours for its alleged defamatory publication pertaining to her alleged role in a car auction sale at t...
DL News