A 23-year-old self-employed woman dealing in used ladies shoes from Berekum in the Berekum Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region, Sakina Mustapha, is in the grips of the Police for attempting to smuggle a substance suspected to be cocaine to an inmate at the Sunyani Prisons. Speaking to Citi News, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) … Read more
The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood, has expressed concern about what she refers to as the deplorable state of majority of court buildings across the country. According to the Chief Justice, conditions at the courts are so bad that it hampers justice delivery. Speaking at the inauguration of the refurbished Supreme Court building, … Read more
The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Georgina Theodora Wood, has expressed concern about what she refers to as the deplorable state of majority of court buildings across the country. According to the Chief Justice, conditions at the courts are so bad that it hampers justice delivery. Speaking at the inauguration of the refurbished Supreme Court building, … Read more
A French woman in her sixties who murdered her husband in 2012 has been released after a second intervention by President Francois Hollande. Jacqueline Sauvage suffered decades of abuse and became a cause celebre, prompting a campaign for her release. Mr Hollande issued a partial pardon at the end of January but the courts twice … Read more
Though US President Barack Obama pledged to close Guantanamo Bay offshore detention centre in Cuba upon taking office, as time runs out on his administration that almost certainly will not happen. Although the number of inmates has dropped to 59 from a high of 680 in 2003, fresh construction at the facility suggests that the … Read more
An unemployed woman who bit off part of a co-tenant’s forefinger after the co-tenant had warned her to stay away from her husband has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Charged with causing harm, Felicia Akyaa has had her plea reserved. The court, presided over by MrsAbenaOppongAdjin-Dokum, however, admitted her to bail in the sum … Read more
I have been reading in some news outlets that Johnson Kombian, the man who is on record to have broken Tamale prisons and escaped when he was serving a prison term there has made attempt to break the Nsawam medium prisons too. The state is just keeping this Kombian guy at the risk of these … Read more
Lucy Tang, the Chinese woman who was allegedly arrested by the police in Kumasi for possessing four pump action guns, has been remanded into custody. The Kumasi Circuit Court has also issued a bench warrant for the arrest of one Felix Yeboah, an accused person in the case, who was absent in court. The court, … Read more
It was a dark political cloud on the neck of truth and conscience and a sad day 03 November 2016 when we read the wiggly and jumpy submissions of Mr. Casely Hayford on Ghana web in an article titled “A-G can’t be trusted to retrieve Woyome cash”. This article we in YODECOD sees it an … Read more
By Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK October 30, 2016 Last Friday, Justice Eric K Baffour, a High Court made a very interesting judgement in the case of the Republic versus Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Electoral Commission; Ex Parte Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom over the disqualification of Dr Nduom as candidate for the December 7, 2016 presidential … Read more
Signatures on a petition to impeach a Montana judge who handed down a 60-day sentence for a man who admitted to raping his 12-year-old daughter approached 80,000 on Friday in the latest case of citizens targeting judges for doling out what they believe are light sentences for sexual crimes. District Judge John McKeon sentenced the … Read more
Indonesia could “wipe out” paedophilia with its new policy of chemical castration, President Joko Widodo has told the BBC. He said Indonesia respected human rights but there would be “no compromise” when it came to punishing such sexual crimes. Indonesia passed controversial laws earlier this month authorising chemical castration for paedophiles. The laws were subject … Read more
In both theory and practice ,the criminal justice system of most democratic jurisdictions ,refers to that level of maintaining effective and efficient law and order involving the active and tacit functioning of the various state institutions as the police ,the court systems ,the prisons and the probation or community correction services Admittedly , each of … Read more
Members of the Bench and the Bar, have been urged to uphold the integrity and discipline of their profession so as to ensure a better judicial system for the country. Reverend Professor Andrews Seth Ayettey, retired Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, delivering a sermon at a special church service for the opening of … Read more
The new judges and the magistrates taking the Oath of office The Chief Justice of Ghana, Georgina Theodora Wood, has sworn-in 19 new judges and magistrates. The new judges and magistrates were elevated to the bench with a call on them to handle the administration of justice decently and responsibly. Among the list are 12 … Read more
The President of Imani Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has called for the incarceration of the deputy minister-designate for the Local Government Ministry, John Oti Bless, over derogatory comments he made about the Chief Justices and other justices of the Supreme Court. According to him, Oti Bless has not shown remorse for his comments despite the Nkwanta … Read more
Born in Accra on November 7, 1928 (died on July 16 2006), Mr Justice Annan attended Accra Academy, (1939-1945) and Achimota College (1946-48) before going to the University of Hull, the United Kingdom (U. K) where he obtained LL B (Hons) in 1956. He was called to the Bar in 1958 at Middle Temple, UK. … Read more
Mr Justice Kweku Etrew Amua-Sekyi is the Chairman of the National Reconciliation Commission. A retired Supreme Court Judge, His Lordship Mr Justice Amua-Sekyi was born on 5th July, 1933 in Sekondi in the Western Region. He attended Achimota School, Accra, from 1938-1945 and Osei Tutu School, Kumasi from 1946 to 1947. Mr Justice Amua-Sekyi continued … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho, has directed John Oti Bless to render an unqualified public apology to the Chief Justice and other Justices of the Supreme Court after he made slanderous comments about them on a radio station. The Speaker said everything pertaining to Oti Bless’ nomination as Deputy Minister for Local Government … Read more
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has expressed worry over the failure of successive governments to seek lasting justice for the late Ya-Naa Yakubu Andani II who was assassinated in 2002. “I am hoping and looking forward to the late Ya-Naa also seeing justice being done over the manner in which he left … Read more