Africa
Family of ex-president Charles Taylor demand payment for his service
Taylor, 73, is serving a 50-year jail sentence in the UK for supporting rebels in the decade-long civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
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Africa
Family of ex-president Charles Taylor demand payment for his service
His family has filed a complaint at the court of the West African regional body, Ecowas, to ensure that the Liberian government is made to pay up what it owes.
DL News
Election Petition
Reliefs challenging Amewu’s election are wrong – Supreme Court to Tsatsu
The Supreme Court of Ghana has quashed the interim restraining orders placed on the Member of Parliament- Elect for Hohoe.
DL News
Europe
Bayern Munich’s Hernandez avoids jail time for disobeying court order
Hernandez appeared in a court in Madrid last week after being summoned and was given 10 days to enter prison voluntarily but appealed.
ESPN
Courts
‘Bomb the ministry for transmission to go off’ – Mac Palm in an alleged audio, video
Dr Mac Palm was explaining that only Ghana Broadcasting Corporation would be working on the day of the coup as the rest would be made to go off and that was where the announcement would be made to Ghanaians about the seizure of power.
GNA
Africa
Man in Nigeria who put himself up for sale arrested
Hisbah Commander Harun Ibn Sina confirmed the arrest to the BBC, adding that Aliyu Na Idris’ actions were forbidden
BBC
Courts
Defamatory Facebook Publication: Court orders man to pay GHC 100, 000 in damages
Defendant, a top social media influencer, made a series of posts on his Facebook wall from May 3 to 28, 2017.
DENNISLAW NEWS
General
Police, court can deal with MPs without Speaker’s prior permission-Samson Anyenini asserts
Let not any MP suggest ever again that the police or the court cannot deal with a legislator unless and until the permission of the Speaker has been procured in advance in writing. The IGP ought not to be seen encouraging this unlawful and...
SAMSON LARDY ANYENINI
Crime
Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro over Covid handling
A Senate panel backed a report calling for charges against Mr Bolsonaro including crimes against humanity, after 600,000 deaths from coronavirus
BBC
Tech
Technology-driven JFAP receives international recognition
The Justice for All Programme (JFAP) is a State-led intervention, established in 2007 to alleviate prison overcrowding by setting up Mobile In-prison Special Courts to adjudicate remand/Pre-trial prisoner cases throughout the country
DENNISLAW NEWS
Courts
Opuni case: Dr Opuni seeks recusal of Justice Dotse-Justice Dotse denies the allegation
On October 12, 2021, the apex court sat on a review application filed by the Attorney General relative to a July 28, 2021 decision that saw a 3-2 majority decision by the court.
DENNISLAW NEWS
Tech
Part 2: Innovation in Litigation: Preparation of composite plans in land litigation
During trial, the court is faced incessantly with instances where the parties present site plans with inaccuracies and differences which does not depict the true state of affairs on the ground.
DENNISLAW GEO-TECHNOLOGY TEAM
Courts
Court plays audio/video recordings of alleged coup plot
In the video, they (executive members) were all later given GHC50.00 call credit each by the meeting chair/leader
GNA
Crime
Police arrest two persons connected to fake gunshot attack on Shatta Wale
Police say their preliminary investigations revealed the widely reported gunshot attack on Shatta Wale yesterday Monday, 18th October, 2021 was a hoax
DL News
General
Assemblies of God latest to submit memo in support of anti-LGBTQ+ bill
The Assemblies of God Ghana church is declaring open support for the passage of the bill to protect the Ghanaian values and ensure proper sexual rights for the dignity of Ghanaians.
DL News
Election Petition
Blame EC for electoral fraud in Cape Coast MCE election – Assembly Members
This claim was nonetheless reported to Accra-based JoyNews by one of the Assembly Members who noted that “somebody snatched some of the ballot papers. We didn’t know the number and what was going on
DL News
General
17 American, Canadian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti
CNN has reached out to the Haitian Justice Ministry and the National Police but they have not yet commented.
DL News
Tech
Part 1: Innovation in litigation – Doing “Locus in quo” visitation virtually
Trials are often given long adjournment dates in order for the judges ample time to visit the land in question. These adjournments typically delay land litigation cases in court.
DL News
Courts
Police recruitment fraudster jailed 18 months
Unsuspecting applicants fell victim to the fraud and sent mobile money to the accused.
DL News
Europe
Kongsberg: Bow and arrow suspect known to Norway police
The 37-year-old Danish citizen is accused of killing four women and a man on Wednesday night in the southern town of Kongsberg.
DL News