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Mechanic jailed 30 years for robbery

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  • Mike Olongo, USA 9 years ago

    Your Honor, I very much appreciate your uncompromising position on the armed robbery cases that come before you. I however find it somewhat worrisome when you sentence them to serve concurrent terms for multiple heinous crime ...
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  • Obed Adore 9 years ago

    Mike, I think the charges although numerous, were committed at the same time and same crime so, the sentences have to be concurrent. This forces the criminal to serve the longest of the many sentences... It is done everywhere ...
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  • Mike Olongo, USA 9 years ago

    Thank you, Obed, for clarifying this point; but can the crimes be tried separately so that they serve jail terms for each crime committed?

  • Ghanaman3 9 years ago

    Wherever there are Ashantis their is heinous crime.

  • Asempa 9 years ago

    Hey moron learn how to identify tribes before becoming so tribalistic.Trokosis idiot.

  • ISSA ABONGO 9 years ago

    A ROBBER GOES TO JAIL FOR 30 YEARS AND BETTY MOULD, WOYOME, EX SADA BOSS, AFRIYIE ANKRAH, ADU ASARE AND MANY OTHER CORRUPT NDC APPOINTEES ARE WALKING FREE IN GHANA, ENJOYING THEIR STOLEN MILLIONS.

  • Ozymandias 9 years ago

    Soon, very soon, i hope you come face to face with an armed robber. And I hope he cuts off not your ear but your penis. Then you can come back here and spew rubbish

  • koboye 9 years ago

    I love Judge Obiri he is no nonsense judge. I wish all judges are like him. Judge well done

  • KK- NEW YORK 9 years ago

    I LOVE THIS JUDGE.I ALWAYS WANT TO READ HIS JUDGEMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO ROBBERY CASES.HE DESERVE A NOBLE PRIZE.

  • Nana Quashie 9 years ago

    Yes Francis Obiri - you put the fear of God into the hearts and minds of these bandits. With sentences like this, one day streets of Ghana will be safe again!

  • Lone prophet of Jehovah 9 years ago

    In Ghana we have no respect for Auto Mechanics,but in the west they are regarded as professionals and highly respected.In Ghana today we respect corruption professionals and disregard other profession.How timid our society is ...
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