You are here: HomeNews2016 08 03Article 460121

Contempt law must be redefined - Kwesi Pratt

This article is closed for comments.

Read Comments Comments (34)

  • Dr. Jones Wereko-Brobbey 7 years ago

    THIS IS WISDOM!!! A PERSON SITTING IN JUDGMENT OF HIS/HER OWN CASE WILL DEFINATELY USE EVERY MEANS POSSIBLE TO CRUSH HIS/HER OPPONENT AND MAKE THE PUBLIC THINK THE OFFENDER HAD BEEN WORSE THAN NORMAL.

  • DR TRUTH 7 years ago

    FORGIVENESS OF SIN IS SOMETHING SPIRITUAL WHILE RELIEF OF PUNISHMENT IS NOT. NOT ALL SINS ARE UNLAWFUL IN A COUNTRY SUCH AS HOMOSEXUALITY IN USA AND NOT ALL CRIMES ARE SINS SUCH AS DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE. WHEN OUR SAVIOUR ...
    read full comment

  • HONESTY 7 years ago

    You are contempt of Court when you intentionally seek to influence the decision of judges through intimation, or even rejudge the decision.

    The purpose of contempt in law is to give fair hearing and sound decision without ...
    read full comment

  • Case 7 years ago

    That's my man not that mr documents who always come out with rubbish in the name of defending the nonsense people's party NPP

  • aikins 7 years ago

    Kwasi we have a lot to think about as a nation so please leave as alone, what we need is a better government.

  • Olivia 7 years ago

    Go on Mr crocodile mouth.Mr knows all.Where do u stand NDC,CPP or your stomach.?

  • Adele 7 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt or whoever your name is. Blablabla doesn't mean you are talking sense. Go way! !!+

  • Amidini 7 years ago

    Well spoken by Mr Kwesi Pratt jr

  • Boss 7 years ago

    How come all members in the new patriotic party NPP do not have common sense and not even ready or interested in learning common sense. Fools

  • Charles Higgi 7 years ago

    Do you mean NDC?

  • United We Stand. 7 years ago

    I think We need to go back to supreme Court and ask for true interpretation of contempt law. Both npp and NDC judges can target media house owner if things are not done properly. If iam a Judge and some one like Kennedy Agyep ...
    read full comment

  • CORNEY 7 years ago

    Contempt cases should be limited to only what people do or say in the courtroom,it should not be extended to what people do or say outside the court room,by so doing the Supreme Court will be performing its constitutional dut ...
    read full comment

  • Joseph Oko 7 years ago

    Well spoken Mr. Pratt Ghana needs many of you not stomach direction journalists who bias in their commentaries

  • Victor sofeda 7 years ago

    what a true ! God bless u Mr.Pratt.

  • Earl Jones 7 years ago

    so what prevents judges from settling personal scores in a rather biased manner if we give them such sweeping powers?

    This is recipe for corruption and unfairness.
    It is in the interest of the justices of the court to get ...
    read full comment

  • Ben 7 years ago

    ...to curb the powers of the executive and give the legislature some backbone.

  • FACT 7 years ago

    I don't think the NDC ever thought contempt applies to them and the fact that they are calling on John Mahama to overturn a Supreme Court decision in a democracy emphasis on a democracy, where the rule of law is sacrosanct, s ...
    read full comment

  • Nana Ama 7 years ago

    Kwasi Pratt next to be caged

  • Nana Ama 7 years ago

    To say to Kids go around and threatened to Kill Judges . Until we caged this fools we will never develop as a Nation

  • Otoo 7 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt, go and change the law yourself. You've turned yourself to Mr. Know-all. Get lost. KWASEATO.

  • t.t 7 years ago

    The most useless shameless character on this planet is kwesi Pratt ! All of a sudden, u have problem with contempt laws ? What a barbaric primitive character ?

  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    .... John MAHAMA destroyed Ghana by overspending our national budget for 2012 by a whooping 8.7 bn ghc or 4.3 bn dollars at the time to just win elections... .. . GOD IS THEREFORE PUNISHING HIM FOR SUCH WICKEDNESS AGAINST GHA ...
    read full comment

  • WISE UP 7 years ago

    Rosemary or whatever u call yrslf, I don't think u know better than Mr. Prat. That is his view. All these long thesis does not make any sense to me. Of course that's yr opinion too. All these group of ppl ur hv mentioned must ...
    read full comment

  • ROSEMARY 7 years ago

    Stomach journalist, Kwasi Pratt..... John MAHAMA destroyed Ghana by overspending our national budget for 2012 by a whooping 8.7 bn ghc or 4.3 bn dollars at the time to just win elections... .. . GOD IS THEREFORE PUNISHING HIM ...
    read full comment

  • James Adams Tamale 7 years ago

    KWASI AM SHOCK ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS.
    1. WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A DOCTOR ITS ANOTHER DOCTOR WHO COMES IN LIKEWISE ALL INSTITUTIONS AND SYSTEMS.
    WHY KWASI YOU HAVE MEDIA COMMISSIONS PLUS OTHER INDEPENDENT GROUPS BUT THEY ...
    read full comment

  • Bentil 7 years ago

    I agree with you Mr. Pratt. You just said the truth and the facts

  • Kwaku 7 years ago

    Kwesi Pratt !!! You are a wise man. Very educated. The wisest journalist of the year. Where is that Lawyer OKUDZETO? Has he read this article? It is a must read for him. The judges are taking our country for a ride. As if the ...
    read full comment

  • kofi adu 7 years ago

    pratt, must be saved to save your ass.

  • BODY GAY 7 years ago

    Kwasi You are part of Ghana's problem. One day Kwasi you will find yourself on the wrong side of your bed. I think a lot of people will celebrate your demise in Ghana.

  • Niim3Niim3 7 years ago

    Mr Kwesi Pratt reminds me of our Comrade Mbandanka of Akebulan in The UK. The two of them have met - both well read and could not be easily intimidated. Ghana must protect its Democracy but this Contempt law can pick any Jou ...
    read full comment

  • Ibrahim Abubakr. 7 years ago

    I think it is prudent for people to take time to read de whole judgment of de sc before critising them, I think Ed judges were magnanimous as it were. Give respect to our laws.

  • Paa Joe 7 years ago

    KWESI PRATT, IT IS TIME YOU AND THE NOISY KWAKU BAAKO STOP YOUR EMPTY POLITICS AND GO AND GROW FOOD TO FEED THE GROWING POPULATION IN GHANA.

    PEOPLE WHO ARE NOISY DO HAVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO SHOW TO PEOPLE.
    ...
    read full comment

  • Kwami - US 7 years ago

    In Ghana today traditional chiefs can sack/demote government appointees, and judges who suffer verbal attacks can act on behalf of 'themselves' by prosecuting and sentensing those who offend them. And you call this democracy! ...
    read full comment

  • Akwasi Nyame Adom 7 years ago

    This useless Kwesi Pratt seems to know everything but knows nothing. These Montie 3 are just lucky for only 4 months in jail. They still have criminal case pending. Your Mahama and your NDC crooks cant change that.