Francis Xavier Sosu, lawyer for the victim at the center of the Marwako assault case, has said that she is gradually recovering and doing better. According to him, a decision has been taken to allow her remain on admission where she can receive adequate care while the case is being heard. He told Citi News’ … Read more
Francis Xavier Sosu, lawyer for the victim at the center of the Marwako assault case, has said that she is gradually recovering and doing better. According to him, a decision has been taken to allow her remain on admission where she can receive adequate care while the case is being heard. He told Citi News’ Fred … Read more
Victim of alleged assault at Marwako restaurant has explained how her supervisor Ghanaian-born Lebanese Jihad Chabaan allegedly assaulted her by stashing her face inside a blender containing pepper and other ingredients. At an Accra Magistrate Court where there was an engaging cross-examination Monday, Evelyn Boakye told the court the blender was not big enough so … Read more
Twenty-six year old Abelenkpe branch manager of Marwako Restaurant, Jihad Thaabn accused of assaulting one Evelyn Boakye, a caterer at the restaurant has been granted a bail of 20,000 cedis with two sureties by the Abeka District Court. Jihad allegedly thrust the face of the caterer into blended pepper and locked her up for hours … Read more
An Accra Magistrate Court has granted bail to Jihad Chabaan, the Marwako supervisor who has been charged with assault. He was remanded last Wednesday, March 8. The magistrate court, Presided over by Victoria Ghansah, adjourned the case to March 20, 2017, to allow the defence counsel continue the cross-examination of the victim, Evelyn Aboagye. The … Read more
Twenty-six year old Abelenkpe branch manager of Marwako Restaurant, Jihad Thaabn accused of assaulting one Evelyn Boakye, a caterer at the restaurant has been granted a bail of 20,000 cedis with two sureties by the Abeka District Court. Jihad allegedly thrust the face of the caterer into blended pepper and locked her up for hours … Read more
Government has been asked to review the low minimum wage to better the lives of workers ‘sweating’ across ‘ labour camps’ across the country. A group, Economic Fighters League (EFL) say the low minimum wage helps to create conditions that led to the dehumansing treatment allegedly meted out to a woman by a Ghanaian-born Lebanese … Read more
There surely are many more Evelyn Boakyes around today and indeed every day. Evelyn is the Ghanaian female employee of the Marwako Restaurant whose face was allegedly dipped in blended pepper for more than 10 minutes by a supervisor of the restaurant. Many young Ghanaians employed in various capacities by expatriates in this country suffer … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) is calling on government to be swift in dealing more strictly with all infringement of rights of women. The party said it was unhappy about how government was handling recent mistreatment meted out to women especially in the case of sexual and physical assault of an alleged female thief in Kumasi. … Read more
Progressive People’s Party (PPP) yesterday joined thousands of Ghanaian women across the country to mark this year’s International Women’s Day, with a call on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to review and implement existing affirmative action measures for women. The PPP charged government and its agencies, political parties and relevant public and private institutions to … Read more
Lawyer for Jihad Chaaban, the Lebanese supervisor at the centre of the Marwako assault case, has denied claims that his client and the management of Marwako Fast foods, are intimidating potential witnesses in the trial. Mr. Chaaban was remanded into police custody on Wednesday by an Accra Magistrate Court, and during proceedings, the prosecutor argued that the accused and Marwako … Read more
Children, Gender and Social Protection Minister Otiko Afisah Djaba has decried violence against women in the country and called on parliament to play a part to ensure justice is served female victims of abuse. Reading a statement to commemorate World Women’s Day today, 8 March, 2017, on the floor of parliament, Ms Djaba condemned two … Read more
An Accra magistrate court has remanded to police custody the Lebanese Supervisor at the center of the Marwako Restaurant assault case, Jihad Chaaban. The magistrate, Victoria Ghansah gave the ruling after an application by the prosecution on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The prosecutor argued that the accused and the company had started interfering in the … Read more
The Abeka District Court Wednesday remanded a Lebanese branch manager of Mawarko Restaurant located at Abelenkpe, Jihad Thaabn, for allegedly assaulting a female staff. He is alleged to have dipped the face of one Evelyn Boakye, a caterer at the restaurant, into a blended pepper and locked her up for hours. He had pleaded not guilty … Read more
An Accra magistrate court has remanded to police custody the Lebanese Supervisor at the center of the Marwako Restaurant assault case, Jihad Chaaban. The magistrate, Victoria Ghansah gave the ruling after an application by the prosecution on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. The prosecutor argued that the accused and the company had started interfering in the … Read more
Kwesi Pratt has condemned an alleged assault on a female Ghanaian staff by a Lebanese supervisor at Marwako restaurant in Abelemkpe, Accra. Jihad Chaaban, 26, brother-in-law of the owner of the restaurant, is alleged to have grabbed the neck of Evelyn Boakye, 25, and soaked his face in a blended raw pepper for about 10 … Read more
Consumer Rights Advocate, Kofi Kapito has joined calls on Ghanaians to boycott Marwako Restaurant. According to him, expatriates continue to abuse citizens because the security agencies treat them with kid gloves when they are found culpable. Kofi Kapito call is in support of a campaign on social media by some human right activists following assault … Read more
Maverick Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), lawyer Obiri Boahen has charged the police administration to use the same speed they employed in the Kofi Adams’ vehicles saga to prosecute the Lebanese supervisor who assaulted a worker at the Abelemkpe branch of Marwako restaurant. Speaking in an interview with Rainbow Radio … Read more
Human rights group, Amnesty International is calling for a full scale investigation into the abuse of a worker at fast food joint Marwako which occurred over the weekend. A supervisor at the restaurant Jihad Thaabn who happens to be the brother-in-law of the owner of Marwako Restaurant, is reported to have dipped the face of … Read more
The Employment Minister has directed managers of Marwako Fast Food to produce a report over an alleged assault of a female worker within a week. Ignatius Baffour Awuah told the media Tuesday the report of the company would assist the ministry in its investigation of the issue. He stated the Employment Ministry will not fail … Read more