Thirteen members of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) have dragged executives of the group to a Fast Track High Court in Accra, over alleged misappropriation of funds. They are praying the court for an order of forensic auditing of JUSAG’s account from 2008 to 2011 and to restrain the executives perpetually from [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Human Rights Advocacy Centre (HRAC) on Friday condemned the recent assault and detention of Daily Guide Photojournalist Ms Gifty Lawson by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) operatives. “The assault and detention of the lady and her two bodyguards Anthony Antwi and Michael Awampaga during the conduct of her professional and legitimate duties [...]
Read the rest of this story »GNA — A 20-year-old labourer, Awudu Moro who stole a police officer’s laptop computer, was on Monday slapped with a 10-year jail term by a Takoradi Circuit court. He was charged with stealing and causing unlawful damage and the court convicted him on his own plea of guilty. Chief Inspector Seth Ahelegbe told the court [...]
Read the rest of this story »Over 500 food venders in Accra have been dragged to court for selling food without following due processes. Director of Metro Public Health at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) Dr. S.A Boateng has disclosed to Adom News that the vendors involved refused to undertake a medical examination as required by the Metro Public Health. Dr. [...]
Read the rest of this story »A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced two unemployed men to a total of 10 years imprisonment for stealing seven second hand motorbikes. Kofi Endanah, 25, and Hamidu Iddi, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and stealing and would each serve five years in jail. The court presided over by Mr Justice Emmanuel Amoh-Yartey, issued [...]
Read the rest of this story »An Accra fast track high court has acquitted and discharged former Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Akwasi Osei-Adjei and Daniel Charles Gyimah, former Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB) in six of the eight charges leveled against them in a case involving the importation of rice from India.The two have been standing trial for [...]
Read the rest of this story »An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday declined a plea by defence counsel of Amina Mohammed, who alleged mass rape on an Accra-Bawku bus last year, to promote reconciliation and settle the matter out of court. The court presided over by Mrs Patience Mills-Tetteh told the defence counsel Mr Andy Appiah-Kubi: “I want you to stay [...]
Read the rest of this story »The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday adjourned sine die the case in which two soldiers have filed an order prohibiting Mr Justice Senyo Dzamefe, a Court of Appeal judge, from hearing their case. This was because Ms Penelope Mamattah, the substantive prosecutor in the case, is indisposed. Chief State Attorney Merley Wood told the court [...]
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