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Many laypeople express frustration when they see lawyers defending individuals accused of committing crimes. They often wonder why a lawyer would go to great lengths to secure the freedom of someone who, in their eyes, has committed an egre...
Richard Osei Boateng
Courts
Duterte, 79, was detained upon landing at Manila’s international airport after returning from a campaign visit to Hong Kong on Tuesday.
DL News
Crime
The initiative is designed to raise awareness and encourage citizens to report fraudulent activities, particularly scams that involve individuals deceiving victims through online relationships for financial gain.
DL News
Africa
Human rights organization Amnesty International commended the decision, calling it a "beacon of hope" for regional movements advocating against the death penalty. However, the group expressed concerns over a provision allowing the death pen...
DL News
General
The renewal ceremony coincided with the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC. Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Budu, Dean of GIMPA Law School and head of the African Centre for International Criminal Justice (ACIC...
DL News
Africa
This marks the first conviction of an LRA commander by a Ugandan court. Formed in the late 1980s, the LRA is accused of committing widespread atrocities across Uganda and nearby countries.
DL News
General
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas seeks an end to Israeli control over the West Bank, a territory widely acknowledged as part of the Palestinian territories. However, the United States and Europe, have classified Hamas as a terrorist org...
Akyena Brantuo Benjamin
Courts
The trio, identified as Peter Amuzu (alias Master Pee), Isaac Brena Eshun (aka Young) and Ibrahim Mohammed (aka King Dawa) have been charged with conspiring to rob a banker, Karyen Afriyie Gabriel at gunpoint.
thechronicle
General
He cautioned that employing plea bargains solely to recover the proceeds of crime without requiring an admission of guilt from the accused could undermine the core objectives of criminal law.
DL News
Europe
Ousman Sonko, once a part of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime, received a 20-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity.
DL News
Africa
The Instagram celebrity whose real name is Pascal Okechukwupleaded pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge filed against him by the country's Financial Crimes Watchdog
DL News
Africa
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused Mr Emefiele of committing exchange rate violations during his tenure as the central bank chief.
BBC
Tech
The 32-year-old will certainly be going to jail; what is not known is how long for.
BBC
Africa
Angola's public prosecutor has charged Ms Dos Santos with 12 crimes, including embezzlement and fraud
BBC
Africa
It imposes severe punishments on those convicted of same-sex acts including the death penalty for some crimes.
BBC
General
The Chinese national was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in addition to a fine of GH₵48,000 by an Accra High Court on Monday, December 4, 2023.
MYJOYONLINE
Africa
SA's Minister in the Presidency said if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a "total failure" of global governance.
BBC
Africa
Kenya's Chief Justice Martha Koome is seeking changes to certain laws drafted in 1930, before Kenya gained independence, that seek harsher penalties for capital offenders.
VOA Africa
Africa
The crimes allegedly took place during the months of September and October 2023 in Kampala and its surrounding areas.
AllAfrica
Africa
Owners of vehicles with tinted glasses in the state have until 4 September to obtain permits from the police.
BBC
