REPUBLIC vs. NATIONAL PUBLIC TRIBUNAL; EX PARTE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR [1993]DLSC854

REPUBLIC vs. NATIONAL PUBLIC TRIBUNAL; EX PARTE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PUBLIC PRO... [1993]DLSC854

Date	1993-06-28
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1993]DLSC854

ADADE JSC

FRANCOIS JSC

AMUA-SEKYI JSC

EDWARD WIREDU JSC

CHARLES HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JSC

AMPIAH JSC

KPEGAH JSC

J C AMONOO-MONNEY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (WITH HIM E B K AGBLOYOR ASSISTANT SPECIAL PROSECUTOR) FOR THE APPLICANT.

I E OSEI-BONSU (WITH HIM D O LAMPTEY) FOR THE RESPONDENTS.

[1993]DLSC854
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color:#00B0F0">REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">NATIONAL PUBLIC TRIBUNAL; EX PARTE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PUBLIC
PROSECUTOR<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1993-94] 1 GLR 478<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>J C AMONOO-MONNEY SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR (WITH HIM E B K
AGBLOYOR ASSISTANT SPECIAL PROSECUTOR) FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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I E OSEI-BONSU (WITH HIM D O LAMPTEY) FOR THE RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p>

ADADE, FRANCOIS, AMUA-SEKYI, EDWARD WIREDU, CHARLES
HAYFRON-BENJAMIN, AMPIAH AND KPEGAH JJSC<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT OF ADADE JSC.<o:p></o:p>On 26 November 1991, in a criminal case entitled:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“The People <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; V<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo10;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(1). Stephen Sarpong<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo10;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(2). Kwabena Amoako <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(3). Afua Nyantekyi <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(4). Adja Oppong <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo10;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(5).
Kwame Solomon”<o:p></o:p>the first four accused persons were arraigned before the Ashanti
Regional Public Tribunal charged with certain offences. They were tried, convicted
on 21 February 1992 and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. The fifth
accused person was tried in absentia. He was also convicted and sentenced.<o:p></o:p>The record before us would seem to indicate that all the five
convicted persons appealed to the National Public Tribunal against their
conviction and sentence. On 3 December 1992 the National Public Tribunal
allowed the appeals and acquitted and discharged each of the accused persons.
Reasons for the decision of 3 December 1992 were read on 17 December 1992.<o:p></o:p>The new Constitution, 1992 of the Republic of Ghana came into
force on 7 January 1993. Four days later; ie on 11 January 1993, the prosecutor
petitioned the National Public Tribunal under section 5(3) of the Public
Tribunals Law, 1984 (PNDCL 78) to rev</main>