Two senior legal brains have backed the Ashanti Regional branch of the Attorney General’s Department ( A-G’s)for the advice it gave on the case that led to the discharge of the eight members of the Delta Force in Kumasi. Mr Ace Anan Ankomah and Mr Martin Amidu contended that the AG’s Office did an excellent … Read more
Eight members of the Delta Force, a vigilante group affiliated to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), who were arrested and charged for allegedly aiding 13 members of the group to escape lawful custody in Kumasi, have been discharged. The Kumasi Circuit Court, presided over by Mrs Patricia Amponsah, discharged the eight following advice from … Read more
One of the proverbs our Ga Elders have taught us is “Ke ote ni ogbee shi le, kaa kwe heni ogbee; kwemo heni ote ye” – If you trip and fall, do not look where you fell, look where you tripped at. And it came to mind the day after Wednesday, March 15, 2017 when … Read more
The magistrate handling the case in which two policemen have been accused of killing the driver of a bullion van at Maame Krobo in the Eastern Region has lashed out at the Attorney–General’s Department for delaying cases at the court. Mr Stephen Owusu was particularly not happy about the long period used by the A-G’s … Read more
Last week, the Supreme Court granted former Attorney General, Martin Amidu permission to cross-examine Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome over the GH¢51.2 million wrongfully paid to him by the government. Martin’s application to the court became needful, following a process filed by the Attorney General, Mrs. Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, to discontinue an earlier application to orally … Read more
The committal proceedings which will enable Lucas Agboyie, the man who has confessed to killing a seven-year-old girl, after which he had sex with the corpse, to stand trial at the High Court could not come off as expected yesterday. That was because the Attorney-General’s Department (A-G) requested for more time to enable it to … Read more
Lucas Agboyie, 22, the man who confessed to killing a seven-year-old girl, after which he had sex with the corpse, has asked God for forgiveness of his sins. Agboyie, a mason has been charged with murder and is currently going through committal proceedings at the magistrate court, a prelude to the actual trial at the … Read more
Attempts to auction businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome’s properties to defray a GH¢51.2 million debt owed the state have hit a roadblock following a number of developments. The latest issue is a suit by Woyome challenging portions of the Judgement Debt Commission’s report which indicted him. The first hiccup was recorded in March this year when … Read more
A 22-year-old man yesterday confessed to the Accra Central District Magistrate Court to killing a seven-year-old girl at Ashaiman, near Tema, after which he had sex with the corpse. A 22-year-old man yesterday confessed to the Accra Central District Magistrate Court to killing a seven-year-old girl at Ashaiman, near Tema, after which he had sex … Read more
A 22-year-old man yesterday confessed to the Accra Central District Magistrate Court to killing a seven-year-old girl at Ashaiman, near Tema, after which he had sex with the corpse. Lucas Agboyie, alias “Sympathy”, told the court that he strangled his victim after she had refused his advances and even begged him not to have sex … Read more