16 accused persons who invaded the United Television (UTV) studios at Tesano in the Greater Accra Region on 7th October 2023 have been convicted and sentenced to a fine by the Achimota District Court.
Following a report by the management of United Television (UTV) and the Ministry of Information on 7th October 2023, that the convicted persons had entered the UTV Studios and disrupted a live programme, the Police proceeded to arrest them on the premises of UTV. They were subsequently charged for being on the premises for unlawful purposes and arraigned before the court today, 16th October 2023.
The accused persons pleaded guilty to the charge against them. They were, therefore, convicted on their own pleas and sentenced to a fine of 200 penalty units each which amounts to Two Thousand Four Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH 2,400.00) in default 3 months imprisonment.
They were also ordered by the Court to sign a bond to be of good behaviour in default 6 months imprisonment.
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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Clearly the penalty was dictated at the presidency for a packed court. Same invasion took place with same outcome in a court of law. Be sure the money will be paid with tax payer money so in total, ankosi aga. Cecelia dapaah too has taken possession of the stolen money. That’s what court packing gets us.
Good start! Well, a fine can be paid by their party but what these ignorantt ediots don't know is that these convictions stay on their file and follow them for life. In their over- exuberance and so-called party foot-soldiers tag which they literally act out, they don't know there are consequences. Their paymasters and orchestrators are intact whilst they have convictions for hoooliganism which will hunt them in years to come