http://34.58.148.58/photos-palm-wine-tapper-friend-jailed-14-years-for-stealing-half-bag-of-cocoa/ Your comprehensive news portal Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 http://34.58.148.58/photos-palm-wine-tapper-friend-jailed-14-years-for-stealing-half-bag-of-cocoa/#comment-8371 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 20:52:10 +0000 http://35.232.176.128/ghana-news/?p=1581031#comment-8371 What kind of justice system operating in Ghana? I think most of the judges and magistrates in Ghana need to refresh their legal knowledge and skills in terms of sentencing.Is there a sentencing guide which is operational and fits for purpose in the criminal justice system in Ghana? What factors were considered before reaching such a draconian and a disproportionate verdict? Of course custodial sentence serves as a deterent, which is one of the cardinal elements of sentencing. However, the sentencing should be proportionate to the offence committed. Fourteen years custodial sentence for a half bag of cocoa is outrageous and disproportionate to the highest degree.

]]> http://34.58.148.58/photos-palm-wine-tapper-friend-jailed-14-years-for-stealing-half-bag-of-cocoa/#comment-8370 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:36:30 +0000 http://35.232.176.128/ghana-news/?p=1581031#comment-8370 Two sets of laws exist in Ghana: one for the poor,the other for the looters of the country’s resources. It’s a shame.

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