Africa
South Africa: Activist challenges law that bars naming accused in rape cases
Caroline Peters wants a section of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional and invalid
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Ghana to introduce Bill to give effect to Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
The Statute sets out the crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the ICC, the rules of procedure and the mechanisms for States to cooperate with the ICC.
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Europe
Sexual offences: Dozens of cases have faced five-year court wait
The latest figures available from the Department of Justice (DoJ) were obtained by BBC Radio Foyle.
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Courts
Businessman sentenced to five years imprisonment for defrauding banker
The maximum sentence for Unlawful Entry and Stealing is contained in section 296(1) of the Criminal and Other Offence (Procedure Act) Act 30 is 25 years imprisonment.
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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.
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Opinion
Legal Vacation Without ‘Vacation.’; The Plight of ‘ORAL ’ Lawyers and the Infringed Rights of the Accused?
The article examines the controversy over substantive criminal trials continuing during Ghana’s legal vacation, particularly where defence lawyers have indicated that they are unavailable. It argues that although the Chief Justice has autho...
Frederick Gurah Sampson
Courts
Ken Ofori-Atta trial to resume August 27 after Supreme Court clears OSP Act
The Office of the Special Prosecutor announced the new date in a Facebook post on Monday, August 10.
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Crime
Four teachers fined GH¢12,000 over BECE malpractice
The convicts, David Kwabena Mensah, Ruth Ampah, Millicent Marfo and Kennedy Anokye, were each fined GH¢3,000.
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Courts
Four fined over BECE examination malpractice
The case was heard by His Worship Cephas Atidzoe Esq., with Chief Prosecutor Joseph Kusah leading the prosecution.
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Courts
NPA, Judiciary mull dedicated Petroleum Court to fast-track fuel offence prosecution
The proposal was tabled during a meeting between NPA Chief Executive Godwin Kudzo Tameklo and Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, at the Office of the Chief Justice.
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General
Indictable offences: Allow magistrates to grant bail-GSL Director
According to him, institutions like the police seem to capitalize on the above to violate the right of accused persons.
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Courts
High Court remands purported son of Aisha Huang, one other to Nsawam Prison over immigration offences
The duo were arrested on September 2, 2022, at Kumasi by personnel of the Security Council Secretariat, and the Ghana Immigration Service.
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Crime
Christ Embassy case: Application for the reopening of Fantasy Dome dismissed by Court
The accused persons who pleaded not guilty were therefore admitted to their previous bail in the sum of GHC 80, 000 each with two sureties.
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General
Who is Kissi Agyebeng, the man pencilled in for Special Prosecutor?
Mr Kissi Agyebeng, is a legal practitioner, and Chairman of the Electronic Communications Tribunal, who is expected to be nominated as the next Special Prosecutor (SP), according to Daily Graphic sources.
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Samson’s Take: Checking and publishing fact – that’s basic journalism
I must sound like a broken record on this subject. But we must keep talking, educating and debating until we get rid of the few reckless guys giving the media profession bad press.
Samson Lardy Anyenini
Opinion
To Plead Or Not To Plead Guilty? An Appraisal of Plea Bargaining In Ghana.
The article appraises plea bargaining in Ghana, focusing on its development under the Criminal and Other Offences Procedure Amendment Act 2022, Act 1079. It explains the types of plea bargaining, its historical context, and its implications...
Gloria Teye
General
Election related crimes will be prosecuted promptly-DPP assures
She noted that prosecutors are responsible for upholding national interests by addressing these crimes in alignment with the law, thus safeguarding the country's peace, unity, and democracy before, during, and after the December general ele...
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Supreme Court News
Homosexuality elsewhere: Our courts can’t be 'cajoled' to adopt similar stance-Kulendi JSC
The seven-member panel, held in the case filed by Dr Prince Obiri-Korang held that specifically that Section 104(1)(b) of Act 29 is not discriminatory against homosexuals nor infringes on their rights to privacy.
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Courts
Menzgold case: NAM 1 pleads not guilty, granted GhC500m bail
Nana Appiah Mensah who operated a Ponzi scheme under his gold dealership company, MenzGold Ghana Limited was arrested in 2019 and later granted bail, resulting in a three-year pending criminal case at the Circuit Court, which until recently...
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Courts
Attorney-General files new charges against NAM1
Nana Appiah Mensah was found to have operated a Ponzi scheme under his gold dealership company, MenzGold. The new charge sheet were filed today, August 30, at the High Court and the case is expected to be heard on Tuesday, 19 September 2023...
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