If you go to many High Courts in Ghana today, the story is the same. Files…
Category: General Crime & Justice
General Crime & Justice
WONTUMI IS IN NSAWAM, BUT THE EXCAVATORS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD – WHERE ARE THE OTHER KINGPINS?
Chairman Wontumi has been jailed 20 years for galamsey. His excavators have been seized and forfeited…
12-YEAR-OLD GIRL DEFIILED, GIVES BIRTH TO PREMATURE BABY AND DROPS OUT OF SCHOOL – JUDGE WARNS PROSECUTORS OVER DELAYS
From Daniel Y. Dayee, Berekum – Bono Region A defilement case involving a 12-year-old pupil who…
Chairman Wontumi Jailed 20 Years & fine GH120,000 For Illegal Mining
The Accra High Court has just sentenced NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly known as…
Chairman Wontumi Convicted On All 6 Counts In Galamsey Trial – Court Dismisses Deferment Motion
In a major development from the Accra High Court, NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, popularly…
EOCO Grants NPP’s Dennis Miracles Aboagye GH¢50 Million Bail; Three Sureties Required
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has granted bail to New Patriotic Party communicator Dennis…
Can You Film the Police in Ghana? The Law on Recording Officers Who Break It
The phone is out. The officer is angry. “Stop recording!” he shouts. It’s a scene playing…
Girl, 14, Traumatised After Alleged Defilement by Undertaker at Dormaa Akwamu; DOVVSU Investigating
By Daniel Y Dayee, Dormaa Akwamu The Dormaa Divisional Police Headquarters’ Domestic Violence and Victim Support…
When Judges Become Prosecutors – Is Ghana’s Contempt Law Crushing Press Freedom?
After Justice Isaac Addo jailed Herald editor Larry Alan Dogbe for 7 days over a Dubai…
The 5 Steps of U.S. Extradition – How Ghana’s Case Against Ofori-Atta Will Actually Play Out in Court
So we’ve established it: Ken Ofori-Atta’s green card doesn’t block extradition. Permanent residency ≠ immunity. The…