Man released after 35 years on remand

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  • Kamaldeen 11 years ago

    Oh what a pity,but I wish to thank POS Foundation for that gesture and also appeal to them to visit most of our prisons in order to save persons like this.

  • lion king 11 years ago

    Dis can happen only in africa...nothing is working, hopeless african leaders

  • Joy 11 years ago

    Please be real it happen everywhere there is life.Recent it happen in U.S.A.we should not always think bad for Ghana .

  • mat 11 years ago

    Masa, 35 years on remand in USA? Would be glad if you can provide a weblink to your claim

  • DDKT 11 years ago

    Hopeless african leaders indeed

  • fii 11 years ago

    this is sooooooo sad

  • Amidini 11 years ago

    This is unfortunate on the part of the investigator or the prosecutor.

  • mensah abrampa 11 years ago

    This is gross injustice and human rights abuse .The man's family must sue big time for some compensation. This will probably bring some sanity into judicial and prisons administrations in the country. Remanded in prison custo ...
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  • lone prophet of Jehovah 11 years ago

    This is real inside out upside down syndrome country called GHANA.There are cases that the CID police uses the name of Attorney General's Office to misapply the laws of GHANA. Ghana should stop the abuse of human's right.That ...
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  • DAN 11 years ago

    HOW CAN ONE THEN SAY THAT GHANA IS A COUNTRY OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE,SO THE POLICE NEEDED 35 YEARS TO GATHER EVIDENCE TO CONVICT THIS POOR MAN,IF HE WERE A POLITICIAN WHO STOLE MILLIONS OF GHANA CEDIS,HE/SHE WILL BE ROAMING GH ...
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  • Zip-Up 11 years ago

    In our Just Soceity we now end up having Injust Soeity whereby the criminal minded corrupt Personals are Incharge of our National Law And Order( Justice ) , ends the guilts set free and the real innocent Law abiding citizens ...
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  • lone prophet of Jehovah 11 years ago

    NO ONE SHALL BE HELD IN SLAVERY OR SERVITUDE,SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE SHALL BE PROHIBITED IN ALL FORMS.EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO LIFE,LIBERTY ,AND SECURITY OF PERSON.Ghana should appoint judges and officials with biblical ...
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  • Dzakpadsu, Ho 11 years ago

    why should rawlings walk around free?

  • toxic 11 years ago

    Only in Ghana where this thing can happen, and we bost of freedom apuuuuuuu freedom my foot

  • Ghanaman 11 years ago

    For this poor man's unlawful life imprisonment, and that's what 35 years in remand is equivalent to! He must be given a hefty compensation so he can take care of himself for what useful life is left for him. Poor soul. What s ...
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  • Idiimann 11 years ago

    nice comment

  • wastus 11 years ago

    Unfortunately it happens everywhere, here in the u.s, a lot of people has been freed from death row or life sentence thanks in part by DNA. The only deference is, here in the u.s, once it is determined that u were falsely ac ...
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  • STILL LEAVING 11 years ago

    jj rawlings a murder. fire burn you jj

  • PAPA GAGA 11 years ago

    HAS HE BEEN CURED OF HIS MENTAL ILLNESS BEFORE HIS RELEASE OR HE HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED INTO THE SOCIETY?

  • Black Pot 11 years ago

    The ex remand should have been released into psychiatry care. Where is supposed to go after 35 years in prison and mentally sick?