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
AllAfrica
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Africa
Nigeria: Sharia court sentences cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy
The defendant was arraigned on July 16, 2021 by Kano State government on four counts charge bordering on blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Peoples Gazette
Courts
Police withdraw case against Rev. Owusu Bempah
The pastor, together with Michael Boateng, Frederick Ohene, and Nathaniel Agyekum, were charged with offensive conduct to the breaches of peace.
DL News
Courts
Capital Bank case: Court accepts Ato Essien's GHC 90m restitution deal
Aided by Fitzgerald Odonkor, Ato Essien is alleged to have transferred an amount of GH¢120 million of the BoG's liquidity support to All-Time Capital Limited, an investment management and advisory firm.
DL News
Africa
Niger lawmakers want gay relationships criminalised
The vast majority of Niger’s population is Muslim, but it has a secular government and there is currently no specific law on same-sex relationships.
BBC
US
Florida lawmaker charged with pandemic aid fraud
State Rep. Joe Harding of Ocala, Florida, illegally obtained or tried to obtain more than $150,000 in pandemic loans from the Small Business Administration for two corporate entities that had been dormant until he applied for the funds
Seattle Times
US
Man jailed 21 years for shooting Lady Gaga’s dog walker
James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest – similar to a guilty plea – to attempted murder.
BBC
Courts
Capital Bank case: High Court rejects settlement between Ato Essien and State
State Prosecutors have accused the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, of causing the insolvency of the bank by stealing about GH¢200 million of a GH¢620 million liquidity support given to the bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
DL News
US
San Francisco supervisors vote to allow police to use robots to kill
The vote came after heated debate on a policy that would allow officers to use ground-based robots to kill “when risk of loss of life to members of the public or officers is imminent.
CNN
Africa
Nigeria: Court remands student to prison over tweet trolling wife of Nigerian President
Mr Adamu, a final year student, tweeted a photo of Mrs Buhari with a caption in Hausa which translates to: "Mama is feeding fat on poor people's money."
Premium Times Nig
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court dismisses Quayson's motion for Certiorari, Prohibition against High Court
The panel presided over by Dotse(JSC) noted that the ' motion for Certiorari and Prohibition against the July 12, 2022 decision of the High Court(Criminal Division) fails' and thus dismissed accordingly.
DL News
Africa
Angola seeks Interpol's help to arrest Isabel dos Santos
Ms Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former President José Eduardo dos Santos, is being sought by Interpol to answer to corruption charges.
The East African
Courts
Court to deliver judgment on case against Ato Essien, 2 others December 1
Together with the former MP of the Bank, Rev Fritzgerald Odonkor, and a former MD of the MC Management Services, Tettey Nartey, they are standing trial for various offenses
DL News
Courts
National Security Operative remanded over robbery
Kelvin Prince Boakye, aka Don King, has been charged with conspiracy to commit crime to wit robbery, and possession of an unregistered Burni pistol
GNA
Courts
Opuni case: High Court to hear motion against ruling, referral to SC on Dec 1
On Monday, November 14, the court presided over by retired Justice Honyenuga dismissed an application filed by Dr. Stephen Opuni which sought to restrain him from continuing to preside on his case despite his retirement
DL News
Courts
Kidnapping of Canadian Girls: Court to deliver judgment December 20
The four accused persons have been charged with conspiracy and kidnapping of two Canadian Girls in 2019 at Kumasi.
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Africa
Notorious Kenya policeman to be charged with murder
Kenya’s police watchdog, the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA), says it has obtained a summons against Corporal Ahmed Rashid for the two killings in broad daylight in Eastleigh suburb in the capital Nairobi in March 2017.
BBC
Courts
Man jailed for distributing ex-wife’s nude pictures
Samuel Baah was charged with threat of death, non-consensual sharing of intimate image, threat to distribute prohibited image and publication of obscene material.
GNA
Courts
Opuni files fresh application against HC ruling, seeks interpretation at SC
On Monday, the court presided over by retired Justice Honyenuga dismissed an application filed by Dr. Stephen Opuni which sought to restrain him from continuing to preside on his case despite his retirement.
DL News
Courts
Opuni’s application dismissed, Retired Justice Honyenuga to continue with the case
In his ruling, the retired Supreme Court Justice sitting as an additional High Court judge dismissed the application noting that the Chief Justice had the power to give such an extension because he was the administrative head of the Judicia...
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