2016 has been an eventful year. From the banter, controversies and politics preceding the December elections, events on the election day itself to the Woyome saga. The list is endless. This action-packed year opened with the Gitmo two saga, built crescendo with President Mahama’s Ford gift story, then it broke our hearts many times over … Read more
A Legal Practitioner has threatened to go on hunger strike if President John Dramani Mahama pardons the jailed Montie FM presenter and two panelists. In addition, Maurice Ampaw said he would stop going to court for one year and campaign against the President’s second term bid in the upcoming elections. Two radio panelists, Alistair Nelson … Read more
Presidential candidate of the Great Consolidated Popular Party (GCPP), Dr. Henry Lartey has stated that those supporting the petition to pardon the Montie trio are ignorant of law and order. Dr. Henry Lartey expressed shock at the ministers and deputies who signed the petition, stating that, they lack the true meaning of freedom of speech … Read more
The incarceration of the Montie trio is appropriate, hence the President must disregard the petition to pardon them, a former Minister of Trade and Industry in the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku has said. “We need to restore dignity to the appropriate officers. If NPP person insults the President, or any other political … Read more
The General Secretary of the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, and the party’s National Chairman, Kofi Portuphy, has visited the Montie trio, who are serving their four-month jail term at Nsawman prison in the Eastern Region. Also part of the delegation was the NDC’s Director of Elections, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo. The Host … Read more
If the Council of State advises President John Dramani Mahama to free the three Montie FM convicts: Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase (Mugabe) who were sentenced to a four-month jail term for scandalising the Supreme Court and bringing its name into disrepute, then such counsel will be described as unwise, Professor Kwame … Read more
President John Mahama’s referral of the Free Montie Petition to the Council of State is a needless and unnecessary sham, the Progressive People’s Party (PPP). “The whole thing has been choreographed to appear that somehow, the President wanted to do something and he wants to formalize it and make it appear that some due process … Read more
The flag bearer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Ivor Greenstreet says it would be unwise of the President to grant the three Montie trio a pardon. Mr Greenstreet goes further to add that the three should have been given a longer sentence than the four months that was handed down to them. Speaking to … Read more
Deputy Interior minister James Agalga has said the ‘Montie three’ petition signed by several ministers will not compel President John Mahama to act in the controversial matter. According to him, the President will exercise his prerogative power of mercy in the interest of the state, “just as he has done in the past”. Scores of … Read more
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh, has signed the petition seeking a presidential pardon for the jailed Montie FM host and panelists despite earlier stating that she did not feel compelled to do so. Hanna Tetteh had criticised the length of the sentence given to Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase, alias Mugabe, … Read more
The MP for Assin North has advised President John Mahama to pardon the three persons jailed by the Supreme Court for contempt after they have served half of their jail terms. According to Kennedy Agyapong, the three might have learnt their lessons by then and there would be no need to keep them in prison … Read more
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hanna Tetteh has indicated that she is not under any form of pressure to back calls for the release of the Montie trio because other Ministers are doing so. According to her, she would continue to express her fierce disagreement with the sentence which she calls harsh ,but would not … Read more
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah presenting the petition on behalf of President Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has presented to the Council of State petitions he received in respect of the incarceration of three (3) persons for contempt of court. The petitions were received from lawyers of the jailed Montie Presenter, Salifu Maase, and his … Read more
The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference, Most Rev. Joseph Osei, has criticized those calling on President John Mahama to grant a presidential pardon to the Montie trio jailed four months for contempt of court. Rev. Osei Bonsu held that any attempt to alter the judgement of the bench will undermine the Judiciary and the … Read more
I have had the benefit of reading the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion to explain the Court’s conviction and subsequent sentencing of the Montie Gang, and some owners, directors and secretaries of the impugned media house. The Constitution of Ghana is sui generis in terms of the protection that it provides to the media. In particular, … Read more
NPP-Canada expects the Mahama Administration to take urgent steps to douse the unnecessary man-hours being spent on the Montie Gang of 4 (includes Deputy Minister nominee Mr. Oti Bless). Even before the sentencing of the Montie-3, an inordinate amount of time had been spent by the nation discussing the Montie-3. Any serious Administration would have … Read more
The President of policy Think Tank Imani Ghana has accused the Ministers and other government officials who signed a petition seeking a presidential pardon for the jailed Montie FM trio, of endorsing ‘hooliganism.’ According to him the comments made by the three on the ‘Pampaso’ show on the Accra-based radio station were criminal and petitioning … Read more
If President John Mahama critically peruses the judgement by the Supreme Court, in which three persons – Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn, and Salifu Maase, aka Mugabe – were each handed a four-month jail term for scandalising the court and bringing its name into disrepute, he will certainly ignore the petition to grant them a … Read more
The history of press muzzling and for that matter freedom of expression has been turned upside down by Nana Ato Dadzie. His recent remark on the subject was underpinned by factual distortions. The quality of the remark is really incommensurate with his reputation as a lawyer supposedly of repute: his duration at the bar seemingly … Read more
International human rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, has backed calls for a presidential pardon for the jailed Montie FM panelists and host if they show genuine remorse for their actions. According to the group, the convicted men have every right to petition the President to exercise his prerogative of mercy and sanction their release from … Read more