Corruption Is Already A Felony Offence
A legal practitioner has suggested that government's attempt to elevate the sanctions for corruption from misdemeanor to felony is unnecessary. Samson Lardy Anyenini is convinced the law which...
Tag: Law_Crime
Shakira Accused of Plagiarism
A Cuban singer has filed a complaint against Colombian pop stars Shakira and Carlos Vives, accusing them of plagiarising part of a song he wrote 10 years ago. This is the second such case this week...
Four S.Sudan Soldiers Arrested Over Village Rape Spree
Four South Sudanese soldiers have been arrested over the mass rape of about a dozen women and girls in one village last month, the army spokesman said Friday. The incident took place in Kubi some 40...
Two Prophets Arrested For Defrauding 400 Traders
The Accra Regional Police Command has apprehended two men who allegedly posed as prophets and defrauded over 400 traders at the Tudu Market under the pretext of delivering them from spiritual...
Malaysia Prepares To Deport N.Korean Linked To Murder; Condemns Attack
Malaysia released on Friday a North Korean suspect in the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader and prepared to deport him, while police issued an arrest warrant for another...
Pele’s Son Released From Jail Pending Appeal of Charges
A Brazilian court has ruled that the son of soccer great Pele must be released from jail and allowed to fight an almost 13-year prison sentence for drug-related charges while free. Edson Cholbi do...
Boy, 15, Tortured With Hot Electric Iron For Stealing Mobile Phone
A 15-year old Junior High School (JHS) pupil of one of the basic schools within the Tamale Metropolis was subjected to torture with a hot electric iron by some residents of Tishegu for allegedly...
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Acquitted Over 2011 Protester Deaths
Egypt’s top appeals court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising. Mr Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison...
Man Spotted Dead At Adenta
The Adenta Police in Accra on Friday carried a dead man found at Adenta filling station to the mortuary. The man believed to be in his mid 20s was found with a rope fastened to his legs and bruises...
State Amends Bill of Indictment of Suspects In J.B Case
The State has amended the bill of indictment on the two suspects involved in the murder of J. B. Danquah Adu, Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North. Mrs Yvonne Attakora Obuobisa, the Director of...
North Korean Arrested In Kim Killing Released
The only North Korean arrested over the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam was released Friday as diplomatic wrangling between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur intensified over the murder....
Companies Back Transgender Rights In Supreme Court Fight
A coalition of 53 companies on Thursday backed transgender rights at the U. S. Supreme Court, signing on to a brief supporting a Virginia student who is fighting to use the school bathroom that...
Nigeria Charges Oil Majors Shell, Eni With Corruption
Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion offshore block deal. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused...
Court Issues Bench Warrant For the Arrest of Dela Coffie
An Accra Circuit Court presided over by her Her Honour Justice Priscila Dapaah has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of an ardent communicator of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)...
Medical Examiner Contradicts NYPD In Probe of Russian Diplomat’s Death
New York medical examiners investigating the mysterious death of a Russian diplomat are contradicting the police conclusions in the case. Sergei Krivov, a 63-year-old security officer, was found dead...
Jail Postponed For Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian
A military court postponed on Thursday the jailing of an Israeli soldier convicted of shooting dead a wounded Palestinian, pending his appeal. Elor Azaria was sentenced by a military court on...
Egypt Appeals Court Acquits Mubarak Over Protester Killings
Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted ex-president Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 revolt that ended his three-decade reign, a judicial official...
Syria Torture Victims File Criminal Case In Germany
Seven Syrian torture survivors, two lawyers and a human rights group have filed a criminal complaint in Germany against secret service officials of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the initiative...
Gender Ministry Handicapped By Lady’s Disappearance
Minister for Gender and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, has expressed helplessness over Gender Ministry’s attempts to seek justice for the assaulted Kumasi woman, owing to her unknown...
Togbe Afede Succeeds In Stopping Construction of Military Building
The Human Rights division of the Accra High has placed an injunction on the construction of a facility being built by the Ghana Army, near the private residence, in Accra, of Togbe Afede XIV,...