Tag Archives: PROSECUTION

Expedite prosecution of persons arrested for 2023 WASSCE malpractices – EduWatch

Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch (EduWatch) has called on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to expedite prosecution of candidates who misconducted themselves and were arrested during the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). EduWatch in a statement issued on Monday said though it welcomed the partnership …

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Koforidua murder: Misunderstanding over aborted pregnancy led to killing of girlfriend – Prosecution

It has emerged that the 26-year-old man, Godwin Darko allegedly killed his girlfriend, Felicia Abena Oparebea, 23, at Trom Junction-5 in Koforidua on Saturday, June 17, 2023, during a misunderstanding over aborted pregnancy. The suspect is alleged to have questioned why the deceased terminated a pregnancy without her consent. The …

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I’m ashamed to be a Ghanaian – Ablakwa on prosecution of Gyakye Quayson

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his disappointment at the on-going criminal trial of the ousted MP for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson. Speaking to the media after court proceedings on the case on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, Ablakwa said that he is ashamed to be …

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Let us not interfere in prosecution of rapists and child marriage culprits

Thirty-seven Members of Parliament (MPs) have called for all MPs, Assembly members, traditional and religious leaders to desist from interfering in the prosecution of perpetrators of the crimes, especially rapists in their localities. The call was to eradicate the interference of persons with social status with money in the prosecution …

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‘It makes crime attractive’ – High Court rejects Ato Essien’s GH¢90m repayment plan with prosecution

An Accra High Court has rejected an agreement between the founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, and state prosecutors. The Court, presided over by Justice Kyei Baffour, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, sitting as an additional High Court judge on Thursday, December 1, 2022, had readied …

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Alleged coup case: There was typographical error in affidavit – Prosecution witness

Police Detective Chief Inspector Michael Nkrumah, the last prosecution witness in the ongoing treason trial, says there was a typographical error in the affidavit to support the accused’s motion. Prosecution witness said a statement he made in an affidavit to support a motion that the accused were arrested at a …

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Report ‘criminal’ students to police for prosecution – GES tells schools

Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has urged “school authorities to report any criminal acts of students to the Ghana Police Service (GPS) for investigations and subsequent prosecution.” The directive comes after the GES said that some final-year students [JHS 3 and SHS 3] refuse to attend school and classes when …

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‘PAC refers headmasters to EOCO for prosecution’

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has recommended for prosecution five heads of educational institutions in the Western Region for procurement breaches. The PAC is currently holding hearings for eighteen Senior High Schools in the Western Region. Heads of five SHSs, namely, Bozo Kaku, Methodist SHS, Tarkwa ShS, St. Augustine’s SHS, Bogoso, and …

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US activist vows to sue gov’t over Seidu Agongo’s ‘unlawful prosecution’

Ghana’s enviable record as a beacon of democracy and the protector of human rights could come under global scrutiny soon as an American civil rights activist, Ms Valencia Williams, considers filing a deprivation of rights suit on behalf of businessman and philanthropist Seidu Agongo against the West African country’s government …

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Menzgold customers threaten to withdraw support in prosecution of NAM1

Some Menzgold customers have threatened to withdraw their support for the prosecution of the Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah. Responding to the latest adjournment of the case in a letter to the Attorney General, the customers said they may be compelled to write to the court to …

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