Tag Archives: JAIL TERM

Lawyer of actress finds sentence harsh Akuapem Poloo to serve 82 days in jail Court dismisses Akuapem Poloo‘s appeal Lawyer of actress Akuapem Poloo has labelled the judgement of the court ‘harsh’. Regardless, the lawyer said his client will not file for an appeal of the Wednesday, December 1, 2021 judgement. “I don’t intend …

Akuapem Poloo to continue her 90-day jail term Akuapem Poloo convicted for publishing obscene material, violating her 7-year-old son Court orders Akuapem Poloo’s family to keep custody of her son The Accra High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Akuapem Poloo to challenge the 90-day jail term handed to her on April 16 …

The Attorney–General, and Minister for Justice’s office and the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), are working on a new maritime bill, which, when passed into law by parliament, will see suspected pirates arrested in the country’s waters sentenced to a maximum of 15 years jail term. The move has become imperative …

An Islamic court in northern Nigeria’s Kano state has sentenced a 13-year-old boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy. Th child was accused of making uncomplimentary remarks about God. In a separate case before the court, 22-year-old musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging after being found …

Moroccans who venture outside their homes without wearing face masks risk prison sentences of up to three months and a fine of up to 1,300 dirhams ($126; £102), the government has said . The new order takes effect on Tuesday for those allowed to go out during the coronavirus pandemic. …

An accounts clerk of a school in Accra who was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old pupil of the school and impregnating her in the process has been acquitted and discharged by the Court of Appeal. According to the Daily Graphic newspaper, Mr Charles Twumasi, 38, …