Judge calls for
stiffer punishment for rapists
Chinese national in forgery scandal
Judge calls for
stiffer punishment for rapists
Koforidua (Eastern Region) 03
April 2001
Mr Justice George K. Acquah, a
Supreme Court Judge, at the weekend called for stiffer punishment for convicted
rapists to serve as a deterrent to others.
He said society should show
concern about the tendency of some elderly persons sexually abusing minors,
adding that, "one way of halting the trend is for the bench to impose
stiffer sentences on convicted rapists."
Mr Justice Acquah who was speaking
in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Koforidua said "it serves no
purpose for judges to be lenient with rapists since their offence is serious,
especially against the backdrop of the HIV/AIDS menace."
Mr Justice Acquah, who is also
President of the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) Volunteers
Club, spoke to the GNA after he had led a panel critique of the PPAG draft
constitution.
Mr Justice Acquah appealed to the
media to cover such trials and "expose the rapists to public ridicule and
disgrace."
The PPAG President described
rapists as "beasts," that "society should not tolerate."
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Chinese national in forgery scandal
Accra (Greater Accra) 03 April 2001
Liu Xiang, a Chinese who forged a colleague's signature and stole 2,950 US dollars has been arraigned before a circuit tribunal in Accra.
Liu, who pleaded not guilty to forgery and stealing, was granted 10 million cedi bail to re-appear on May 30.
Chief Inspector John K. Adu told the tribunal chaired by Mr. Imoru Ziblim that both the complainant, Mr. Wang Yang and Liu are in Ghana to invest in the mining business.
Liu who lives at Tema owns a mining company called West African Gold Mining Company Limited at Tarkwa where he has acquired a gold concession.
Chief Inspector Adu said in 1998, Mr. Wang expressed interest in investing in the gold business in Ghana after Liu had introduced him to it.
The prosecutor said Mr. Wang arrived in Ghana with some mining machinery and nine workers to assist in the business.
Mr. Wang decided to stay in Accra and opened a dollar account with the Standard Chartered Bank at Tarkwa.
He said in the course of production, the mine engineer informed Mr Wang that the business was not viable as portrayed by Liu. Mr. Wang was compelled to leave the country with five of his men for China.
The prosecutor said when Mr. Wang was leaving, he issued a cheque for 3,000 US dollars to Liu to enable him pay for the goods and the services but Liu stole a cheque leaf belonging to Mr. Wang, forged his signature and stole 2,950 dollars from his accounts.
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