I see nothing wrong with the sentencing of the Muntie trio

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Kojo T 7 years ago

Where are the tribal bigots who castigate you? Why the silence? Let us hear your comments

Where are the tribal bigots who castigate you? Why the silence? Let us hear your comments
Dr.Michael J.K. Bokor 7 years ago

I said what I had to say with a clear conviction that any public utterance on a radio station like Montie FM that threatens the life of public officials doing their legitimate duties, that denigrates an arm of government, and ...
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I said what I had to say with a clear conviction that any public utterance on a radio station like Montie FM that threatens the life of public officials doing their legitimate duties, that denigrates an arm of government, and seeks to undermine our democracy is wr4ong and must be condemned or punished as such.

Particularly in the case of the Supreme Court and the matter being handled by it, one needs no prompting to speak to the truth about our Ghanaian situation.

Those who fail to see the matter as it should be seen are lost. That is why I am concerned that the NDC followers seeing the matter only through the NDC blinkers and misbehaving all over the place are worsening their own party's standing. What is at stake needs more than they have begun doing.

Whether President Mahama will be prevailed upon---or succumb to pressure---to exercise the Presidential Pardon to release the convicts from prison is another issue. If he bows to pressure from his own party to do so, he will go down as setting a terrible precedent to his own political disadvantage. The matter may be destabilizing to the NDC (causing internal crisis because of anger among the NDC followers that the victims are NDC communicators who must be protected against what has befallen them and not abandoned); but it has to be seen from a wider angle for reason to prevail.

I am certain that if the right approach is made to cope with the situation, the NDC should emerge stronger. it all depends on how its leaders play the cards.

I am more than convinced that the Supreme Court's decisive action has already sent the message to the society: that freedom of speech doesn't entail unrestrained public rhetoric to endanger our democracy.

If this understanding sinks, all those NDC members going out of bounds should be contained. That is the responsibility of the NDC's leaders, now that they have managed to pay the fine(s) to avoid being imprisoned as well.

I stand by my opinions and will defend them anywhere, anytime. When it comes to the good of Ghana, my yeoman's job as a public intellectual requires that I lay bare what I consider to be useful for growing our democracy. And I will continue to make my voice heard, no matter the insults from those who disagree with me or even wish me dead for poking at their underbelly in Ghanaian politics. I am a Ghanaian and will do and say anything that will uplift Ghana. It is commonsensical.
Ringo Star 7 years ago

Bokor, if you are given the task to formulate a plan to get these three activist out of prison, what would it be. The president under the circumstance is in a catch 22 situation. What would your advice be if he the president ...
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Bokor, if you are given the task to formulate a plan to get these three activist out of prison, what would it be. The president under the circumstance is in a catch 22 situation. What would your advice be if he the president decides to pardon them.
KOKOLIKO 7 years ago

Hey!Laryea,who the hell you think you are?.Is your tribe betterthan your tribe?Do not bring troubles.Ask your grandpa what is your tribe,period

Hey!Laryea,who the hell you think you are?.Is your tribe betterthan your tribe?Do not bring troubles.Ask your grandpa what is your tribe,period
Dr.Michael J.K. Bokor 7 years ago

Your premise is wrong. I haven't suggested in any way that I want these convicts out of prison. So, why go this way?

The President is in office to protect every fibre of the Ghanaian political dispensation. Once some have ...
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Your premise is wrong. I haven't suggested in any way that I want these convicts out of prison. So, why go this way?

The President is in office to protect every fibre of the Ghanaian political dispensation. Once some have threatened others, the President has no justification to take sides. The Constitution and the laws of the land say what should be what.

The justices of the Supreme Court "tried" the contemnors and found them guilty, which they agreed with and apologized. Sentencing them was just a formality. So, why the fuss?

If the President plays the partisan political card to free them, he will be setting a bad precedent. It won't redound to his own political quests. That is the bind that he has to be mindful of.

No need for any narrow and short-sighted approach. Once the NDC has paid the fines, it means that it has accepted wrong-doing and shouldn't push the matter any further.

All those misguided NDC followers on the rampage are uninformed and should be educated and restrained. otherwise, the NDC will suffer worse circumstances and yield its position of strength to the NPP.

If President Mahama has advisors working for the interests of Ghana, he should act judiciously and not bow to the needless pressure being put on him, to pardon these seemingly insignificant NDC communicators.

The truth is that communicating for the NDC doesn't mean saying anything at all to put the party in disrepute or to pit it against the established order.

What these convicts have done is dangerous to our democracy that President Mahama should not be stampeded into supporting. He does so at his own risk!!

If those who flout the law in pursuing their narrow political interests cannot be held accountable for their misconduct, how will our democracy grow to benefit the majority of Ghanaians seeking redemption from poverty, want, and disease?

I can keep talking and talking, but I have to draw the line somewhere; and I do so now by saying that I find nothing wrong with the action taken against the Montie squad. No more.
C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

Bokor, if hypocrite dirty Ewe, we all know how you tick ...if you beast had your own way, you would have quickly (freed) remove those "Montie" animals from Nsawam. Why! because they are pro NDC, just like you silly pr ...
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Bokor, if hypocrite dirty Ewe, we all know how you tick ...if you beast had your own way, you would have quickly (freed) remove those "Montie" animals from Nsawam. Why! because they are pro NDC, just like you silly primitive Ewe.
E. A. ADU GYAMFI 7 years ago

Doc, I am happy with your stand. At least, you have made it clear that the peace of Ghana concerns you. Good citizen. God bless you

Doc, I am happy with your stand. At least, you have made it clear that the peace of Ghana concerns you. Good citizen. God bless you
Nii Teiko 7 years ago

Unless one is trying to play the mischief, every discerning person know the Supreme Court delivered a reasonable judgement. This write up is just a re-echo of what is already on the mind of reasonable Ghanaians. What worry so ...
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Unless one is trying to play the mischief, every discerning person know the Supreme Court delivered a reasonable judgement. This write up is just a re-echo of what is already on the mind of reasonable Ghanaians. What worry some of us is why the NDC-Muntie-3 should find themselves in this conundrum especially as the case which appeared before the Supreme Court was b/n Abu Ramadan and Nimako on one side, and the Electoral Commission of the republic of Ghana on the other. How did the NDC become the quasi defendants in this case? What did these buffoons stand to gain in a case that they have no locus? It is very disgusting to see the clueless NDC jumping and farting anytime the incompetence of the EC becomes an issue. How do you we trust the EC if the NDC continue to play the mouth piece of the former? By the way, the 2012 petition was not useless as you stated elsewhere in this essay. The 5-4 split decision of the panel of justices proved that the petitioners had a good case. There was every indication that Afari-Gyan really did a very very bad job. Electoral rules were violated; the voters register was, and is still bloated; he could not a count for the so called foreign votes. The stupid decision by Mahama to have voting continue the next day was criminal. It allowed the plans of the EC/NDC worked. That is, it opened the avenue for people with multiple registration to vote many times. I don't know what rigging means if the above observations are relevant. It, therefore, does not make sense for anyone to claim the petition was bogus as Bokor wants readers to believe. You still need to do some work if the word 'bias' mean something positive to you.
E. A. ADU GYAMFI 7 years ago

The judges were too lenient to give those irresponsible political bigots only four months. They deserved more than that.

The judges were too lenient to give those irresponsible political bigots only four months. They deserved more than that.
Tuudah-Daasebreh 7 years ago

Kojo, stop being a dimwit, there are no tribal bigots but people who differ from your opinion.

Kojo, stop being a dimwit, there are no tribal bigots but people who differ from your opinion.
Laryea 7 years ago

Foolish dirty Ayigbe man. Deal with your violent and criminal NDC and leave others alone. You cannot be one of us, no matter how much you try. You are an Ewe and you will be an Ewe forever

Foolish dirty Ayigbe man. Deal with your violent and criminal NDC and leave others alone. You cannot be one of us, no matter how much you try. You are an Ewe and you will be an Ewe forever
E. A. ADU GYAMFI 7 years ago

This attack on Bokor is needless. He is an Ewe and so what? Are Ewes not part of Ghana?

This attack on Bokor is needless. He is an Ewe and so what? Are Ewes not part of Ghana?
Tuudah-Daasebreh 7 years ago

Laryea or whoever you are, your comments are needless and unacceptable

Laryea or whoever you are, your comments are needless and unacceptable
kofi 7 years ago

and you're better than an ewe man? hahaha... God have mercy.

and you're better than an ewe man? hahaha... God have mercy.
KOKOLIKO 7 years ago

correction: Is your tribe better than Ewe tribe?,fuck you

correction: Is your tribe better than Ewe tribe?,fuck you
Jod 7 years ago

There is no tribe in Ghana known as Ayigbe tribe,Gbehawo

There is no tribe in Ghana known as Ayigbe tribe,Gbehawo
joe 7 years ago

Tell ur short sighted akuffo addo dat he is a president that never was.There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth come Nov 7

Tell ur short sighted akuffo addo dat he is a president that never was.There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth come Nov 7
ISSA ABONGO 7 years ago

WITH ALL HIS EDUCATION. BOKOR IS STILL SHORT OF EDUCATION. THE NDC FOOTSOLDIERS ARE TRAINED IN EQUALIZATION AND THEY WILL ALWAYS TRY TO ROPE NPP INTO WHATEVER EVENT THEY NDC ARE INVOLVED IN. WHEN NANA AKUFO ADDO SAID "ALL DI ...
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WITH ALL HIS EDUCATION. BOKOR IS STILL SHORT OF EDUCATION. THE NDC FOOTSOLDIERS ARE TRAINED IN EQUALIZATION AND THEY WILL ALWAYS TRY TO ROPE NPP INTO WHATEVER EVENT THEY NDC ARE INVOLVED IN. WHEN NANA AKUFO ADDO SAID "ALL DIE BE DIE" THE NDC WAS RULING AND IF NANA AKUFO COMMITTED A CRIME BY HIS UTTERANCE, THE NDC ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD HAVE PROSECUTED HIM. HE WAS NOT PROSECUTED BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, NANA AKUFO ADDO DID NOT COMMIT A CRIME, HENCE HE IS A FREE MAN. KENNEDY AGYAPONG MADE HIS STATEMENT IN THE THE PRESENT ERA OF NDC RULE AND IF KEN AGYAPONG COMMITTED A CRIME, THE NDC APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOULD HAVE PROSECUTED HIM. THE MONTIE TRIO MADE DIRECT SPECIFIC DEATH THREATS AGAINST SUPREME COURT JUDGES, MENTIONING THE FACT THAT, THEY KNOW THE RESIDENCES OF THE JUDGES; IMPLYING INTENT TO KILL THEM; A CRIME UNDER THE LAWS OF GHANA AND SO THEY WERE DEALT WITH BY THE SUPREME COURT, SINCE THE NDC APPOINTED ATTORNNEY REFUSED TO PROSECUTE THEM, EVEN ON THE ADVICE OF THE GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION, TO WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSO BELONGS. BOKOR REMOVE YOUR NDC BLINDFOLDS AND THINK AND SEE ARIGHT, FREE YOUR CONSCIENCE FROM PREJUDICE AND BIAS.
Charles Agbenu 7 years ago

HERCULES UNCHAINED! WELCOME NDC IMPUNITY/VIOLENCE.
Bokor, you have tried today but using kids gloves. If it were NPP you'd have gone thro their so-called violent days in NLM 60 years. Now u are silent on the vicious and ...
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HERCULES UNCHAINED! WELCOME NDC IMPUNITY/VIOLENCE.
Bokor, you have tried today but using kids gloves. If it were NPP you'd have gone thro their so-called violent days in NLM 60 years. Now u are silent on the vicious and violent NDC past. u are biased. Im not impressed.

NDC are champions of impunity, violence and lawlessness indeed. There has been some apparent respite since they came to power again in 2008. They have been in power since & it appeared they were losing the tag to NPP in opposition.
Events of the last 48 hrs are revealing that the leopard spots will always be there ...... NDC dont understand the law as far as the indictments of their evil -mouthed commentators are concerned. They are swearing fire & brimstone. They are starting the 'free Mugabe' nonsense. They want to pressurise Prez John Ford Mahama to free them by executive order.

Have they heard of the 1960 film, my father says he watched at Opera.. HERCULES UNCHAINED?

Have they heard capricious exercise of Presidential power before? You are digging a hole and Mahama will fall into it clean.

NDC, Bokor, you aint seen anything yet.
Akos 7 years ago

why should i be surprise at your post, go and checked who Sophia Akufo is and the another four Judges are all J.A Kuffour appointees. Sophia Akufo is a trained lawyer under Nana Addo so why she and the rest see from an Elepha ...
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why should i be surprise at your post, go and checked who Sophia Akufo is and the another four Judges are all J.A Kuffour appointees. Sophia Akufo is a trained lawyer under Nana Addo so why she and the rest see from an Elephant Spectackles. Shame on but Remember what goes around comes around.
Sir John an experienced lwayer for 32yrs who threatened the life of Atubugba that his family should get his coffins ready is not more threathen than the Montie and as of the time when its has said nobody should comment on it again. HYPROCATES NNP PERSON. nana ado will loose despite Dumsor. Shame on you
Kwasi 7 years ago

Laura think wisely eii, you cannot be with that fucking NPP and you will progress to be a figure head in it,use your mind well

Laura think wisely eii, you cannot be with that fucking NPP and you will progress to be a figure head in it,use your mind well
Kwaata. 7 years ago

A very good article with a lot of lessons for both NDC and NPP supporters and sympathisers.The Muntie trio must be allowed to serve the full term in jail.

A very good article with a lot of lessons for both NDC and NPP supporters and sympathisers.The Muntie trio must be allowed to serve the full term in jail.
Jay Say 7 years ago

LET THEM GO TO HELL, THEY HAVE REAP WHAT THEY SOW ALL THESE YEAR ON RADIO . NO RESPECT BECAUSE OF INCUMBENCY, YOU OBSERVE YOUNG MEN INSULTING THE ELDERLY AND MEN OF GOD.

LET THEM GO TO HELL, THEY HAVE REAP WHAT THEY SOW ALL THESE YEAR ON RADIO . NO RESPECT BECAUSE OF INCUMBENCY, YOU OBSERVE YOUNG MEN INSULTING THE ELDERLY AND MEN OF GOD.
Rebel 7 years ago

Laryeh, if you dont know, Ayigbe is historically used to describe Gas who were in Togo but migrataed to Ghana. At Anexor in Togo, you can hear names like Korkor, Quaye, etc. Late Justice Annan used to pay homage to Anexor in ...
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Laryeh, if you dont know, Ayigbe is historically used to describe Gas who were in Togo but migrataed to Ghana. At Anexor in Togo, you can hear names like Korkor, Quaye, etc. Late Justice Annan used to pay homage to Anexor in Togo, and even participates in their cultural practices that are common to Gas in Ghana. Go and check from Ga history and you will confirm what I am saying. Ayigbe is therefore a terminology for people of Ga stock, period. So stop descrbing Ewes as Ayigbe. Ignorant fool, you are, Laryeh.
Kwame 7 years ago

This is a matter for the UN Commission on Human Rights. Article 11 of the UN Declaration on Human Rights states: (1) Everyone charged with a penal offence had the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to ...
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This is a matter for the UN Commission on Human Rights. Article 11 of the UN Declaration on Human Rights states: (1) Everyone charged with a penal offence had the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. (2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time of the penal offence was committed.
Achiri 7 years ago

Even stones in Ayigbes land are better than your entire family. Idiot!!

Even stones in Ayigbes land are better than your entire family. Idiot!!
Kwame 7 years ago

Let those who come to justice come with equity. He who cuts his pound of flesh must remember that he or she also have a fresh on his body. It looks like a few weeks ago President Vladimir Putin granted amnesty to a Ukrainian ...
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Let those who come to justice come with equity. He who cuts his pound of flesh must remember that he or she also have a fresh on his body. It looks like a few weeks ago President Vladimir Putin granted amnesty to a Ukrainian military women who did not only threaten to kill journalist, but murdered two Russian journalist in Crimea and was captured, send to Moscow, tried and sentenced, but pardoned by the President of Russia. The matter is that we are all members of the United Nations and have the same set of laws.
The law permits the president of Russia to pardon a murderer but the law in Ghana we are been told does not permit the Ghanaian President to pardon a person who threatened the life of another person.
Two police officers who are also human being were murdered in the Northern Region by an armed robber who was granted bail in the fact of the fact that he threatened to kill the police officer who effected his arrest.
Mr. Michael Bokor after the armed robber was granted bail by the court he ambushed the police officer and another one and shot them, even after realizing that they were both seriously injured when he shot at their vehicle. It took the police months to apprehend the armed robber and murderer.
When the world appeal to the Russian President he pardon the Ukrainian because to the world Russian are not beings. But our humanism is an inverted one, thus we can not pardon another citizen who offended us.
Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor one of the democratic dividend that citizens and foreigners are entitled to is the right to pardon. You make it look and sound like the citizens of Ghana deserve only punishment and not the right to be pardoned. Knowledge,is said to be a baobab tree which one person can not embrace, so let us not all pretend that we have long hand to embrace and administer justice and depriving the one who is sentenced the right to pardon.
Let me again put up another example. In Syria currently rebel who are shooting at state security forces and even killing some of them after they laid down their arms are pardoned. You see the naked bare face of the Ghanaian being wicked to himself. If it were to be a court in say Zimbabwe which sentenced people in this manner we shall all to crying that it is inhuman. If this were to have happen to a member of the opposition by now their leaders would have been in the west calling on the head of states and prime ministers there to intervene and describe the sentence in the most inhuman form.
Puskin in one of his poems wrote that he does not fear injury not caste pearl at swine. I served in the civil service before and I am an administrator with workers insulting and doing other acts that need to be punished.
The case with us administrators is that you can not punish a person who injure you and look at him in the face another time. So we turned ourselves into ducks that does not get wet when water is poured on us.
Kwabla.... DENU VR 7 years ago

NDC PRESIDENT NOT GHANA PRESIDENT
NDC PRESIDENT NOT GHANA PRESIDENT NDC PRESIDENT NOT GHANA PRESIDENT I PITY NDC ACTING LIKE KIDS.THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH PRESIDENT ACTIVATING AN ACT TO RELEASE THE TRIO.THESE TRIO W ...
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NDC PRESIDENT NOT GHANA PRESIDENT
NDC PRESIDENT NOT GHANA PRESIDENT NDC PRESIDENT NOT GHANA PRESIDENT I PITY NDC ACTING LIKE KIDS.THEY THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH PRESIDENT ACTIVATING AN ACT TO RELEASE THE TRIO.THESE TRIO WERE JAILED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF GHANA TGAT RULED AGAINST NPP IN THE E ON ELECTION PETITION.THIS MEANS THEY DID NOT ACTUALLY WIN THE ELECTION SO THE SAME SUPREME COURT COOKED FOR NDC SLAP ON THE FACE OF SUPREME COURT.LET SEE IF THE PRESIDENT OF NDC AND NOT GHANA WILL ACT BY RELEASING THESE TRIO INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THEM TO GO THROUGH THE RULEVOF CIVIL LAW.ANYWAY NDC DOES NOT HAVE CONSCIENCE.I CAN IMAGINE MINISTER OF STATES SIGNING A BOOK OF PETITION.IF I AM THE PRESODENT I WILL SACK ANYONE WHO DOES SIGN THAT BOOK.
Nana Forbi 7 years ago

nothing wrong

nothing wrong
black cat 7 years ago

Mr Boko, I am afraid you haven't followed the U.S. campaign well. If you have you'll know how disgusting Donald Trump is with his repulsive utterings are. And that's not a good example for any ddemocracy

Mr Boko, I am afraid you haven't followed the U.S. campaign well. If you have you'll know how disgusting Donald Trump is with his repulsive utterings are. And that's not a good example for any ddemocracy
Mr Bond 7 years ago

Congratulation for educating your NDC fools respect the decisions of our lawyers and judges as rational thinks human beings do and not behaving pigs.NDC fools thinks they are above the law and can do whatever that please them ...
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Congratulation for educating your NDC fools respect the decisions of our lawyers and judges as rational thinks human beings do and not behaving pigs.NDC fools thinks they are above the law and can do whatever that please them and walk away from the law.Now I am not sure if the term kpokpogligli was coin by an MDC stupid journalist or the idiot himself said it that he his sick of kpokpogligli that is why he make a dangerous death and rape treats to civil society is dangerous and this idiot should be cage for the rest of his life for he is danger to human beings.Bokor since you insult Nana Addo with his all die be die comment you should has also chide and insult president John Dramani Mahama comment on turning Ghana into Kenya comment too because he is a blood thirst evil human being.

I see nothing wrong with the sentencing of the Muntie trio

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