No Show At Afoko Trial
An Accra High Court (Criminal Division) for the second time on Friday could not continue hearing the murder trial of 52-year-old Gregory Afoko. That was because neither the accused person who has...
Tag: Law_Crime
Man, 28, Arrested For Allegedly Killing A Girl
Gabriel Konkonba, 28, is the grips of the Kintampo Police for allegedly raping, killing and burying 10-year-old Rukaya Fatau at Krabonso in the Kintampo South District of the Brong Ahafo Region....
Manslaughter Charge For Boss of Lagos Building Collapse Firm
The head of a real estate firm in Nigeria's biggest city has been charged with manslaughter after at least 35 people were killed in a building collapse, the authorities said on Monday. The Lagos...
What Is the Trial of Israeli Soldier Elor Azaria?
An Israeli court is expected on Tuesday to sentence Elor Azaria, a soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a wounded Palestinian attacker as he lay on the ground. Who is Azaria and why...
Mexican Mom Seeks Justice For Son Killed By US Border Guard
Guadalupe Guereca wants just one thing: "Justice." In a choked voice, the 59-year-old woman recounts the death of her teenage son, fatally shot on Mexican soil by an American policeman standing on...
Akufo-Addo Is Becoming A Dictator
Koku Anyidoho is asserting that President Nana Akufo-Addo is gradually becoming a despot and if care is not taken, it will not help anyone. The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National...
Saudi Seeks Death For Suspect In Germans’ Shooting
Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia are seeking the death penalty for a suspect accused of opening fire on German diplomats, a newspaper reported on Monday. The two envoys escaped unharmed when bullets hit...
Bangladesh Catches Islamist Convicted of Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police on Monday detained an Islamist who had been sentenced to death in his absence in 2015 for planning the gruesome murder of a secular blogger. Police said they had caught Rezwanul...
Cambodia PM Empowers Court To Dissolve Rival Parties
Cambodia's parliament passed a law Monday giving judges sweeping powers to dissolve political parties, a move seen as a brazen attempt by premier Hun Sen to checkmate his opponents ahead of next...
22-Year-Old Jailed 10 Years For Stealing Mobile Phones
A 22-year-old unemployed who robbed two persons of their mobile phones at Bishop School in Bubuashie, Accra has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. Emmanuel Blezu...
‘Vagina Assault’ Culprits’ Will Be Arrested – Police
All the perpetrators who manhandled a young lady who was accused of stealing GHS1,100 at Kejetia, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, will be identified and dealt with accordingly,...
‘Erdogan Assassination Plot’ Suspects Go On Trial In Turkey
The trial opened on Monday of almost 50 suspects accused of plotting to assassinate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a luxury Aegean hotel on the night of the botched July 15 coup. Forty-four...
Vagina Assault Condemnable – Susan Adu-Amankwah
The general public must be educated on the dangers of mob justices meted out to suspected criminals in society, Susan Adu-Amankwah, a human rights activist, has said. According to her, there is no...
Showdown As Key Witnesses In Parliament Bribery Claim Give Testimonies Today
The special committee investigating the bribery allegations against three MPs and a minister will resume sitting Monday with two key witnesses making an appearance. MP for Bawku Centra, Mahama...
We’ll Remove Barriers Holding Back Persons With Disabilities
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has said government is committed to removing barriers that impede Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). She said although...
Kim Dotcom Eligible For US Extradition
New Zealand's High Court ruled Monday that Kim Dotcom was eligible for extradition to the United States over online piracy allegations linked to his now-defunct Megaupload web empire. But defence...
Four Fishermen Remanded For Murder
The Half-Assini District Magistrate Court in the Western Region, has remanded Four Fishermen in police custody for allegedly murdering a colleague during a fishing expedition. They are Emmanuel Aidoo...
Obiri Boahen Angry Over Release of Kofi Adams Vehicles, Petitions IGP
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Deputy General Secretary has petitoned Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Apeatu to reconsider circumstances that resulted in the release of seized...
Kuwait Jails Senior Official For Joining IS Jihadists
Kuwait's supreme court on Sunday sentenced a top bureaucrat to 10 years in jail for joining and fighting with the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria and Iraq. The court also fined the unnamed...
Barber Jailed For Smoking Marijuana To Fight Asthma
A 43-year-old barber Peter Baffuor has been jailed for a month and fined Gh¢120 for smoking marijuana as “medicine” to fight asthma. He will spend extra two months in jail if he defaults in...