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JHS student sentenced for stealing alcoholic beverages
For stealing alcoholic beverages worth GH₵4,000.00 and cash of GH₵400.00 from a drinking bar, a 19-year-old Junior High School student has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by the Nkawie Circuit Court.
Emmanuel Antwi,19, could not control himself and broke down in tears when the court, presided by Mr Johnson Abbey, pronounced the sentence on him on Thursday.
He pleaded guilty and was convicted on his own plea by the court.
Prosecuting, Detective Chief Inspector Comfort Amankwaa, told the court that Antwi and the complainant were both residents of Maabang, near Adankwame in the Atwima-Nwabiagya North District of Ashanti Region.
She said on April 28 this year, at about 11pm, the convict broke into the drinking bar and took away several sachets of alcoholic beverages and fled.
The prosecution said the complainant detected the theft the following morning and some neighbours alerted her about the suspicious movement of Antwi in the area, the previous night.
The convict, the prosecution said, was armed with iron bars and entered the spot through the ceiling, and took the drinks valued at GH¢4,000.00 as well as cash of GH¢400.00.
According to the prosecution, the complainant therefore, reported the matter to the Adankwame police who arrested the convict.
Chief Inspector Amankwaa said during interrogation, the convict admitted the offence and he was then charged and brought before the court.
FROM KINGSLEY E. HOPE, KUMASI
The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate resignation or dismissal of the Attorney General, accusing him of incompetence over the release of GH¢350 million from the Contingency Fund for flood relief.
Addressing the media today in Parliament, the Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei alleged that the release of the money breached legal procedures because there were ongoing garnishee proceedings involving the Contingency Fund.
According to her, the Attorney General directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to allow the funds to be released despite the pending court process.
“The Attorney General’s letter speaks for itself. It directed the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to give effect to the release of funds from the Contingency Fund notwithstanding the pending garnishee proceedings. Yet the Ministry of Finance subsequently announced that the GH¢350 million had been released,” she stated.
Mrs. Appiagyei argued that the Attorney General’s actions showed incompetence and undermined due legal process.
She said the Minority believes the Attorney General should either resign or be dismissed over the matter.
The Minority maintains that public funds must be managed in accordance with the law and has called for accountability over the release of the money.
By: Jacob Aggrey
U.S. Central Command forces have begun a series of powerful strikes against targets in Iran following attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strikes are in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels that were transiting the international waterway with civilian crews.
According to U.S. officials, the operation is intended to impose heavy costs on Iran for targeting and attacking commercial shipping in a critical global trade route.
The U.S. military described Iran’s actions as “unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire.”
Officials said the attacks on the civilian-crewed vessels posed a direct threat to freedom of navigation and the safety of international shipping.
The strikes mark an escalation in U.S. military action in the region aimed at deterring further aggression against commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
U.S. Central Command has not provided details on the specific targets or extent of damage from the strikes. Further updates are expected as the operation continues.
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