Europe
University of Essex graduate awarded for overturning death sentence
Kola Alapinni said he defied the threat of mob violence when he provided pro bono legal defence in a number of blasphemy cases in Kano, Nigeria.
BBC
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Courts
Kikibee’s murder case: Girlfriend granted GH₵200,000 bail
Mam Yandey Joof, a hotelier, filed for bail pending trial at the High Court (Criminal Court 5). Joof is facing a charge of murder following the death of her boyfriend, Kikibee, the owner of Kikibee restaurant.
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Courts
Factory hand sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing man to death
This was after a seven-member jury unanimously returned a verdict of guilty on Tetteh, now aged 26.
GNA
Africa
DR Congo colonel sentenced to death
The death sentence is often handed down in DR Congo but it's been more than 20 years since an execution took place.
BBC
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Pakistan: More than 100 arrested after churches burned
More than 100 people have been arrested in an east Pakistan city after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalised homes
BBC
Europe
YouTube chef arrested on suspicion of murdering and dismembering man on Thai island
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo has been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a possible death penalty
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Europe
Oil giant BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell from offshore platform
BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd was last week found guilty of a health and safety breach at a UK Court following an eight-day trial.
Sky News
Europe
Swiss police on trial over Nigerian's death
Mike Ben Peter died after being arrested in the city of Lausanne.
BBC
Others
China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death for corruption
Fu Zhenghua was accused of “taking advantage” of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan (about $16.76 million) and “bending the law for personal gains.”
Anadolu Agency
Courts
Full ruling: OSP’s confirmation order for Sir John’s asset freeze fell short of Act 959, Act 804 thresholds - Court
"The one condition for the grant of such an application which is however absent here, is that no warrant was issued for the arrest of the late Sir John before his death. That one condition not being met is the bane of the case of the Applic...
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Africa
Blasphemy in Nigeria’s legal systems: An explainer
Blasphemy is an offence under Nigeria’s criminal law in states that put it on their statute books.
The Conversation Africa
Crime
One man, 2 women arrested for burning TV repairer to death
Police say the three persons Kwame Baah Mensah 47, Vernice Kyeremeh, 33, and Rose Cobbah, were involved in luring the victim on the dawn of October 17, 2021, to an uncompleted house at Fiifi Pratt, where they subsequently burned him to deat...
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General
MPs file motion for probe into death of nursing mother in ambulance
Four Minority Members of Parliament have filed a private members motion, seeking for a bi-partisan parliamentary committee to investigate the events that led to the death of a nursing mother in an ambulance in the Western Region.
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Europe
Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft
MPs passed a resolution by a large majority to rehabilitate the memory of more than 700 women who were tortured and put to death.
BBC
Courts
Death of 11-month-old girl: Caregiver remanded again
Clara was arrested after the parents of the baby reported the death of the child to the Agbogba Police at North Legon, Accra, on May 18, this year
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General
Samson’s Take: Let’s support the police
IGP George Akuffo Dampare is doing all the right things to instil discipline and sanity for our individual and collective good. However, the police deserve our support and encouragement if we want a country like those many of us frequently...
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Ejura Committee Recommendation: Mere transfer of Police Commander not enough-NDC
On the part of DSP Philip Kojo Hammond, the Committee notes that he incompetently handled the Ejura situation, and his relationship with the Ejura community has been damaged beyond repair.
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Family of Kaaka respond to Ejura Committee findings that his death was linked to family feud
The Committee was established by President Akufo-Addo to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disturbances in Ejura following the killing of Kaaka. Following which the report, known as the Justice Koomson Committee of Inquiry Repor...
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Courts
Court remands suspected Kaaka killers to police custody
A district court in Asokwa has remanded three suspects arrested in connection with the death of Ibrahim Muhammed, alias Kaaka into police custody.
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General
Take the lead, pass a law to regulate military involvement in civil matters - OccupyGhana charges Parliament
Events following Kaaka's death have led to about 3 more people losing their lives after protesting citizens of Ejura clashed with the military
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