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General
Madina MP initiates two bills to amend Public Holidays Act
The amendment forms part of efforts to realize the achievement of a more progressive, productive and inclusive society, Mr. Sosu announced in a statement.
DL News14 December 2023
Crime
CHRAJ pushes for quick resolution of stalled anti-witchcraft bill
He explains that this urgency is due to the hardships faced by women labelled as witches, who cannot endure the associated assault and stigma.
citinewsroom13 December 2023
Courts
Aisha Huang convicted, sentenced 4 years to prison
She was additionally fined GHC48,000 and faces deportation after her jail term.
DL News4 December 2023
Supreme Court News
Repeal of offence-creating enactment won’t automatically end accused’s prosecution- SC affirms
The apex court, speaking in the opinion of Asiedu JSC, noted that in such a situation, the Interpretation Act, 2008 (Act 792) specifically at Section 34(1)(d) and (e) will step in as the saving provision
DL News30 October 2023
Supreme Court News
Private ‘thievery’ not under EOCO’s remit- SC quashes High Court order
The apex court noted in its ruling in a Judicial review action that such matters which bother on allegations of theft by private persons, do not fall under EOCO’s remit
DL News27 July 2023
Courts
Court sentences Nigerian eight years to prison for impersonating former CID boss, defrauding others
Bright Daniels, who at the time of committing the crime, was a convicted prisoner at the Nsawam Prisons, the court heard.
GNA17 May 2023
General
Attorney-General launches Public Defenders Division of Legal Aid Commission
As one of the three divisions created by the new Legal Aid Commission Act, 2018 (Act 977), the Public Defenders Division will essentially provide crucial legal assistance to persons who are unable to afford the cost of legal representation.
DL News11 May 2023
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 News22 March 2023
Crime
Police arrest 12 over cybercrimes impersonating MPs, Ministers, CEOs, others
Police discovered 973 fake social media accounts were created by the suspects in the names of these prominent persons and corporate entities.
DL News2 March 2023
Supreme Court News
Supreme Court case diary for week commencing February 22-23, 2023
According to Court sources, the particular cases up for consideration are, civil appeals and civil motions
DL News20 February 2023
Courts
Failure to declare sources of income: 3 public servants charged by OSP granted bail
The accused persons are said to be suspects under investigation regarding the importation and auction processes of 250 metric tons of Lele rice from Thailand.
DL News13 February 2023
Courts
Madina District court: Woman charged for stealing ex-husband’s land title certificate for loan
"In the final analysis, we order the appellant to proceed back to the trial District Court to open her defense within 14 days from today," the Court of Appeal said in dismissing the appeal.
DL News25 January 2023
General
H-Kwasi Prempeh writes: 'The lawyerization and judicialization of the business of Parliament is bad for our democracy'
Coming to this business of the motion of censure, we have just witnessed the lawyerization or judicialization of what is fundamentally a political, not a legal, sanction.
H.Kwasi Prempeh22 November 2022
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.
GNA14 November 2022
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 News26 August 2022
General
CHRAJ swears-in committee to draft standard operating procedure for whistleblower protection
The SOP, is expected to address challenges and weaknesses identified in the current systems for operationalizing whistleblowing and provide an efficient implementation of the Whistleblower Act, 2006 (Act 720).
DL News17 August 2022
Crime
Police arrest man over illegal sale and installation of electricity metres
The suspect is part of a syndicate duplicating details of existing metres to be used for the installation of illegal metres.
DL News20 July 2022
Courts
Major Mahama murder trial :Court overrules "Submission of no Case”
In her ruling on the motion on July 4, 2022, the presiding judge noted that a prima facie case has been established by the prosecution.
DL News4 July 2022
Crime
Criminalizing drumming, begging doesn’t make sense anymore – GIMPA Law HOD
Dr. Tuffuor quizzed what we seek to gain as a nation by punishing a group of people who may meet in a house to drum just because they have not acquired a license from the District Assembly?
DL News16 May 2022
General
Biased justice threat to national security – Minister
Mr Kan Dapaah advised that when the bench is also perceived to be biased, citizens may eventually take the law into their own hands.
DL News8 April 2022