The Gregory Afoko and Asabke Alangdi murder trial highlights the severe challenges with the jury system, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has said. According to the A-G, the unanimous guilty verdict of the jury regarding the guilt of Asabke Alangdi for conspiracy to commit murder, whilst at the same time delivering a […]
Companies that under-declare their incomes and also use other dubious means to evade taxes will face the full rigours of the law, the Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has warned. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Graphic last Tuesday, he said tax evasion, avoidance and under-declaration of income were pervasive […]
The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has sworn in the Board of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), with a pledge to support the office to spearhead a strong anti-corruption agency. He said the OSP, which is mandated to prosecute corruption and corruption-related offences in a manner devoid of the […]
A lawyer and human rights activist, Mr Anthony Akoto Ampaw, says it has become imperative to include the teaching of human rights in the country’s educational curricula. He said inculcating the values and tenets of human rights at all levels of education would make people aware of their rights and make them respect the rights […]
The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, will soon lay before Parliament two bills that will provide alternative sentencing other than imprisonment for accused persons and convicts. The two bills are the Plea Bargaining Bill and the Alternative Sentencing Bill. Plea bargaining is where an accused person makes some concessions, either […]
The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, says a new bill in the offing, the Conduct of Public Officers Bill, will give a more consequential effect to Chapter 24 of the 1992 Constitution. He said the Code of Conduct for Public Officers captured in Chapter 24 of the Constitution was intended clearly […]
