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Driver jailed for assaulting police officer

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  • Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

    Is just a news to the public to Note.

  • NPP 10 years ago

    Some of the police men are stupid,they want to get bribe from him and he don't want to pay,this is police tacties,if he pays the bribe h e would not be charge,i nearly kill one police man when I was in Ghana last year.

  • HolyGhost 10 years ago

    Ghana police wake up from your slumber and grow up,what at all is this ignorant attitude, someone uses an egg to invoke a curse and you believe that and wants to arrest him.

  • BOB KUMASI 10 years ago

    IF THE DRIVERS STATER BEATING THEM THEY WILL STOP TAKING MONEY FROM THEM THEY SO USELESS

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  • efo 10 years ago

    why would the police keep his license after giving him a ticket to come to court. the issue of police seizing peoples license should stop. it is stupid and does not make sense. in addition that fire extinguisher can never sto ...
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  • JAMREAH 10 years ago

    IT IS A GREAT CRIME IN NORTH AMERICA TO ASSAULT A SECURITY OFFICER.HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM DRIVING FOR TEN YEARS AFTER SERVING FIVE YEARS IN JAIL. WHERE ARE THE INSTITUTIONS PREZ OBAMA ADVISED GHANA TO BUILD?

  • KOKOO 10 years ago

    Jamreah when was is there time did you come to Ghana and how long have you been to us, because you don't have papers to come to Ghana so you don't know what is going on in Ghana.
    Ghana you know for the passed 10 yrs ago, its ...
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  • Hopeless Police 10 years ago

    Only in Ghana one hears when a driver commits traffic offense, either his license is seized or at times, the car is driven to MTU all in the name of the Police to be bribed.In a civilize countries, Police writes a motorists w ...
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  • Emmanuel Boye 10 years ago

    Jamreh you are dam stupid l live in U.S.A. The police are not corrupt like those in Ghana so please don't talk nonsense Obama must adviser Ghana what a hell are you talking about the GOP did not allow him to do his work he mu ...
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  • truth 10 years ago

    kwasea !! next time u come to ghana dont pay any bribes !!! because its illegal here too. idiot

  • AKROFI EMMANUEL 10 years ago

    DRIVERS SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL

  • alex owusu gyamfi 10 years ago

    dont trust police most ofthem are liars

  • arafat 10 years ago

    when they have no means of charging you or any other offence against you, fire extinguisher is the last thing for them to hold you before collecting money.

  • KOFI YESU 10 years ago

    The Ghana police can arrest a driver for anything they can ask you to toot your horn if is loud you get arrested if the horn isnt loud you will get arrested,they can even arrest you for not having a yellow duster,my heart goe ...
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  • Fred 10 years ago

    If u are driving,they will find ways and means to take money from.infact they don't feel shy even if there are many people on the vehicle .ghana govt must look into this very well.

  • canada 10 years ago

    ghana police akromfour

  • lariba 10 years ago

    The driver got away with only a year's sentence and a fine for assaulting a police officer. At least 5 years would have been better.

  • Akua AU 10 years ago

    These policemen got this man gripped by the law because he could not pay bribe to them. These policemen can not be outwitted because they know the law and are manipulating it everyday to earn their dubious means. Poor man, ...
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  • Joyce 10 years ago

    They were looking for money, because he refuse to give them money look at what has hapy, he canot defens him self, they are many .
    If they ask for your license and you dont put money in. You will park your car, and till you ...
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  • asuo 10 years ago

    The officers do not have fire extinguisher in their cruisers ,the judge should know betterbut corruption in the country. Big shame on you judge .

  • Osabere kotoko 10 years ago

    This is too light!

  • canada 10 years ago

    Ghana police are thives

  • Emmanuel Boye 10 years ago

    MTU Officers are corrupt they must beat them corrupt officers

  • truth 10 years ago

    shame on Ghana police and justice system. since when was breaking an egg illegal? is juju in the law ? arrest why? slap was in self defence , from even harrasment cuz of a madflap. his sunglasses was it personal or standard i ...
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