GRi in Court Ghana 05 - 02 - 2001
Tribunal chairman
warns youth against immoral acts
Teachers desert
classroom in solidarity with colleague
Tribunal chairman
warns youth against immoral acts
Winneba (Central Region) 05
February 2001
A district tribunal chairman, Mr
Justice Emmanuel Wilson, has cautioned the youth against immoral behaviour and
persistent acts of indiscipline, saying they risk compromising their future.
He said teenagers, young men and
women who join bad company stand to lose greatly if they persist in such bad
behaviour, and counselled them to live morally good lives.
Mr Justice Wilson was speaking to
the Ghana News Agency on the increasing number of indisciplinary acts among the
youth at Winneba on Friday.
He said unless the various organised
groups, including counselling associations, conduct intensive education among
the youth the country's future would hang in the balance.
Mr Justice Wilson made it clear to
the youth that the future of the country rests on their shoulders, adding that any
bad seed they sow today will definitely bounce back to them sooner or later
with devastating results.
The tribunal chairman therefore
advised the youth to refrain from all negative acts, which could undermine
their future and that of the nation.
In another development, Mr Justice
Wilson bonded over two men who appeared before the Winneba Community Tribunal
on Thursday to be of good behaviour for 12 months or in default face a
three-month prison term each.
Joseph Kojo Yamoah, alias
"Aliki", and Kwesi Abah had earlier changed their plea of not guilty
to guilty to the charge of offensive conduct.
Chief Inspector W.E. Domi told the
tribunal that on September 5, last year, the two accused persons unlawfully
insulted the queenmother of Awutu Beraku, Nana Kokroko III.
A report was made to the police
and they were arrested.
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Teachers desert
classroom in solidarity with colleague
Ejisu (Ashanti Region) 05 February
2001
Teachers in the Ejisu-Juaben
District on Friday besieged the precincts of the District Tribunal at Ejisu in
solidarity with their colleague, who was allegedly attacked by a school pupil
at Juaben-Ashanti on January 18.
The 15-year old final year pupil
of Juaben L/A Two JSS allegedly ambushed and attacked Mr Emmanuel
Ntiamoah-Asiedu of the school.
He pleaded guilty to causing harm
and was convicted on his own plea, but the tribunal chaired by Mr Richard
Asiedu-Badu deferred sentence pending a report from the Department of Social
Welfare on his background.
The pupil, was however, granted a
one million cedi bail with one surety to be justified and the case was
adjourned until the report is ready.
Giving reasons for the tribunal's
decision, Mr Asiedu-Badu said sentencing in respect of juveniles must be
reformatory, saying, "justice demands that we reform him."
The tribunal Chairman did not hide
his displeasure with the action of the teachers who left their classrooms for
the tribunal, questioning why they should sacrifice the interest and welfare of
the numerous children under their care for the misdemeanour of one child.
Police Chief Inspector Paul Ansu
Frimpong told the tribunal that on January 16, this year, the pupil attended
school, wearing an overcoat in defiance of several warnings by the teachers.
He said Mr Ntiamoah-Asiedu
therefore seized the dress from him but gave it to another pupil to be
delivered to him but he refused saying he would take it back only after the
teacher had washed it.
The prosecutor said the accused
afterwards went to the teacher's house and insulted him. When this was brought
to the notice of the Head-teacher, he convened a staff meeting on the matter.
Inspector Frimpong said because of
the pupil's alleged behaviour and previous acts of indiscipline, the school
authorities decided to dismiss him, but said he would be allowed to sit for the
Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Chief Inspector Frimpong said on
January 18, after the close of school, Mr
Ntiamoah-Asiedu was riding on his
bicycle when the pupil who had waylaid him, pulled the bicycle from behind and
attacked him with a bottle.
The teacher received a cut on his
head, but managed to apprehend and hand him over to the police who charged him
with the offence.
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