Courts
Mechanic jailed four years for unlawful entry, attempted theft in Odumase-Krobo
Presiding Judge, Kwasi Apiatse Abaidoo, handed down the sentence after Teye pleaded guilty to both offences.
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Courts
Ataa Ayi's accomplice appeals 35 years sentence, Court sets June 5 for judgment
Agyekum, who was convicted by an Accra High Court in December 2002 on charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery, has already spent 23 years behind bars.
DL News
Courts
15-year old in Kasoa ritual murder trial sentenced 12 months
Before receiving his sentence, the remorseful juvenile pleaded for leniency, expressing deep regret for his actions.
DL News
Crime
2 dismissed officers, civilian sentenced to 30 years for robbery
The convicted individuals are Michael Baffour, a dismissed soldier and driver; Isaac Amejor, a dismissed police officer and driver; and Saddick Muntakilu, an unemployed civilian.
GNA
Crime
Court jails Cameroonian, Togolese for illegal acquisition of Ghana Card, birth certificate
Samuel Sagbo, 31, a barber from Togo and Edwin Nwanchan Ndum alias Edwin Mensah, 37, an unemployed Cameroonian will serve an additional 36 months jail time each should they default in paying the fines.
GNA
US
American tourist to pay $9,000 fine for bullets in backpack
Wenrich is among five American tourists detained in recent months due to ammunition discovered in their luggage.
DL News
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
Europe
New Zealand to compensate man wrongly jailed for 19 years
Alan Hall was found guilty of murder in 1986 and given a life sentence. His conviction was overturned in 2022, and deemed as a miscarriage of justice.
DW
Africa
Rwanda's ex-minister jailed for corruption
The original sentence, which came last year, against Edouard Bamporiki was a rare case of a top official convicted over corruption in the country.
BBC
Courts
Takoradi fake kidnapping, pregnancy case: Court fines woman GH¢7,200
Josephine Panyin Mensah was charged with two counts of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic.
DL News
Crime
165 currently on the death row in Ghana – Amnesty Int’l Report reveals
This was revealed at a news conference to launch its Death Sentence and Execution Report.
DL News
Courts
Father pleads with judge to sentence son for stealing turkey
The court heard that Charles Boadi, a farmer at Kawie, a village near Sawla in the Savanna Region had made attempts to sell the turkey he stole from his father’s poultry farm
DL News
General
Give ex-convicts a second chance – Ghana Prisons Service calls for National Reintegration Policy
Speaking on behalf of the Ghana Prisons Service, the Director of Prisons in Charge of Operations and Facility Management, Benedict Bob-Dery, identified unemployment, social stigma and discrimination as some of the biggest challenges confron...
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Courts
JFAP holds pre-trial sitting at Kumasi Prison, discharges 4 remand prisoners
Over the course of the sitting, the court took up 41 pre-trial matters, including cases of murder, manslaughter, conspiracy to commit robbery, stealing and other serious offences.
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Courts
A glimpse of 2024: Top news items on DL News
Our top picks for 2024 include the new requirement by the GBA for lawyers to show proof of CLE participation for licence renewal from 2025 onwards and the viral news of the marriage between the 80-year-old former Education Minister and his...
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General
Health of inmates major concern to Ghana Prisons Service
ADP Mwinyelle stated that the Wa Municipal Hospital had agreed to attach a Physician Assistant to the Wa Central Prisons Infirmary to help enhance healthcare delivery to the inmates.
GNA
Crime
Kasoa ritual murder case: 18 year accused to be kept at Nsawam Prison
The Presiding judge, Justice Lydia Osei Marfo made this order after a request from the state in that regard.
DL News
US
US to pay $6bn to Iran to free five hostages including British citizen
The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions.
Sky News
Others
Former Thailand Prime Minister jailed after return from exile
Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been jailed upon returning to the country after 15 years in exile. But many believe he has struck a deal that will keep him from serving more than a short period in prison.
BBC
General
GBA to champion National Policy Initiative for ‘ A skill for a prisoner’
According to the Association, this is one of the surest ways to deal with and reduce the rate of recidivism in the country’s prisons
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