Arrest Obinim's assault victim for defilement - Alhaji Mohammed Shani

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NPP SENIOR CITIZEN 7 years ago

The guy looks like monkey from the Obinim zoo

The guy looks like monkey from the Obinim zoo
P Djamgbe 7 years ago

Alhaji, before you make this pronouncements, you first have to define for us what the "legal" age of maturity is. I believe the age of maturity in Ghana is above 16, in which case the boy is also a child, so why must you call ...
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Alhaji, before you make this pronouncements, you first have to define for us what the "legal" age of maturity is. I believe the age of maturity in Ghana is above 16, in which case the boy is also a child, so why must you call for the arrest of the boy and not mention the girl? Doesn't it take two to tango? Anyone who saw that interview on tv would realize that even though the girl is younger in age than the boy, she seems much more "spoilt" than the boy.
SARPONG 7 years ago

P. Djamgbe, apart from your unflinching support of Hearts, you always make sensible comments. This Alhaji have no understanding of how the law works. If two minors engage in a sexual act, you don't arrest one the one who is o ...
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P. Djamgbe, apart from your unflinching support of Hearts, you always make sensible comments. This Alhaji have no understanding of how the law works. If two minors engage in a sexual act, you don't arrest one the one who is older but still a minor.

In Ghana, you have to be above the age 16 before you can can be declared as a man or woman.
Charles Higgins 7 years ago

No she seemed more matured than the boy and gutter wise.

No she seemed more matured than the boy and gutter wise.
HolyGhost 7 years ago

Is that guy a politician, then God save Ghana, if we have people that lack common sense as politicians like this guy, then I guess we are in trouble.

Is that guy a politician, then God save Ghana, if we have people that lack common sense as politicians like this guy, then I guess we are in trouble.
Charles Higgins 7 years ago

Isn't the boy also a minor? Sometimes you politicians talk just for the sake of it.

Isn't the boy also a minor? Sometimes you politicians talk just for the sake of it.
Kofi Gbagbladza 7 years ago

The politician is right, you Charles Higgins is dead wrong. In defilement, it is immaterial if the boy is a minor. Check the law for yourself.

The politician is right, you Charles Higgins is dead wrong. In defilement, it is immaterial if the boy is a minor. Check the law for yourself.
Bbb 7 years ago

Moslems are commonly known to marry younger children at the age of 9 years so shut up.

Moslems are commonly known to marry younger children at the age of 9 years so shut up.
Boss 7 years ago

If what the Alhaji is saying is right, then the so called prophet mohammed must be arrested for being a serious pedophile.

If what the Alhaji is saying is right, then the so called prophet mohammed must be arrested for being a serious pedophile.
Kwame Ampofo 7 years ago

I guess this is the reason why our beloved country, Ghana keeps retrogressing. The country is been run by these (P)NDC guys with myopic ideas, hence, our failures. How can you charge another minor under those circumstance. C ...
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I guess this is the reason why our beloved country, Ghana keeps retrogressing. The country is been run by these (P)NDC guys with myopic ideas, hence, our failures. How can you charge another minor under those circumstance. Change of Government is needed.
Bernard 7 years ago

Section 101 of the Criminal Code 1960 (Act 29) as amended up to now states:

Section 101—Defilement of Child Under 16 Years of Age.
(1) For purposes of this Act defilement is the natural or unnatural carnal knowledge of ...
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Section 101 of the Criminal Code 1960 (Act 29) as amended up to now states:

Section 101—Defilement of Child Under 16 Years of Age.
(1) For purposes of this Act defilement is the natural or unnatural carnal knowledge of any child under sixteen years of age.
(2) Whoever naturally or unnaturally carnally knows any child under sixteen years of age, whether with or without his or her consent commits an offence

The emphasis is "child under sixteen years of age, whether with or without his or her consent"

In this case, the boy is NOT under the age of 16 so he is not protected by the law.

Also, people make the mistake of classifying every child who has sex under this act. A person could be a minor but has the legal right to have sex. The law is NOT about sex with a minor but rather sex with a child under the age of sixteen years.

It could be the case that other countries have the legal age for sex set at or above 18, that is fine. Those age thresholds do not apply to Ghana as our own threshold is 16 years. So those saying that the people involved are both minors should acquaint themselves well with the laws of Ghana and NOT the laws of the US or any other country.

The boy (being older than 16) has clearly committed an offence by having carnal knowledge if a child under the age of 16
.. 7 years ago

This is confusing.

This is confusing.

Arrest Obinim's assault victim for defilement - Alhaji Mohammed Shani

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