BECKLEY AND OTHERS vs THE REPUBLIC [1999]DLCA114

Date	1999-06-21
Suit No.	-
Citation No.	[1999]DLCA114

OFORI BOATENG JA

BADDOO JA

GBADEGBE JA

B NUTSUKPUI FOR THE APPELLANTS.

MERLY WOOD (MRS)

SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY

FOR THE REPUBLIC.

[1999]DLCA114
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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

B
NUTSUKPUI FOR THE APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

MERLY WOOD (MRS), SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY, FOR
THE REPUBLIC.<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

OFORI BOATENG, BADDOO AND GBADEGBE JJA<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: 200%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">JUDGMENT
OF BADDOO JA.<o:p></o:p>

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herein were charged before the Western Regional Public Tribunal on June 9 1987
with conspiracy to commit a crime, to wit doing an act to sabotage the economy
of Ghana. The seventh, eighth and ninth accused persons who are now at large
were further charged with abuse of office for private profit while the sixth
appellant herein was additionally charged with abetment of crime.<o:p></o:p>

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after the trial begun in June 1987, all the appellants including the seventh
eighth and ninth accused persons, were convicted and sentenced to the following
terms of fines and imprisonment:<o:p></o:p>

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The first to ninth accused are sentenced to one year Imprisonment on count one.<o:p></o:p>

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The first to ninth accused are sentenced to a fine of ¢500,000 each or in
default five years’imprisonment with hard labour on count two.<o:p></o:p>

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The eighth accused is sentenced to one years’ imprisonment with hard labour on
count five.<o:p></o:p>

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The seventh accused is sentence to one years’ imprisonment with hard labour on
count seven.<o:p></o:p>

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The seventh accused is sentenced to one years’ with hard labour on court eight.<o:p></o:p>