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Montie trio: Did the punishment fit the crime?

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  • KA 7 years ago

    You said it should be set against the maximum recommended by the law but you don't know that maximum.

    When you were writing this piece at this point, why didn't you pause the find out the maximum by researching it or aski ...
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  • Constable Joy 7 years ago

    THE SENTENCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN:A BOUND OF GOOD BEHAVIOUR AND/OR CITIZENSHIP(FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD) PLUS A FINE LIMITED TO THREE TIMES THEIR MONTHLY SALARY.THIS IS PURELY POLITICAL,CLASS STRUGGLE AND PROTECTION OF THE SO-CALLED ...
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  • KA 7 years ago

    A fine limited to three times their salary?

    There are countries that have that type of punishment - linking the fine to one's income (specifically daily income - the so called day fines). But it seems Ghana doesn't have t ...
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  • mtoto 7 years ago

    good and objective article.

  • KWAME-BELGIUM 7 years ago

    The President will not be moved to pardon these people else, it will be a practice in Ghana politics.

  • Nation wreckers 7 years ago

    I think your right President shouldn't pardon;the three Mounties should have known better considering political situation in Ghana and I nderstand that,president can't loose respect from 51% of the population because of three ...
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  • Eli ayiku 7 years ago

    Well said.

  • Biggy 7 years ago

    When in 2013 the Supreme Court under this same Chief Justice ruled in favor of John Draamani Mahama and the NDC the NPP and Nana Addo in the election petition, Nana Addo and the NPP were dissatisfied but they accepted the ver ...
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  • nana addo 7 years ago

    You are late with your advise

  • TRUTH 7 years ago

    Con man' JJ Rawlings killed a nursing mother as punishment for nothing, and his tribemen approved it.

    These stupid guys have violated the law of this land and they have been punished for that. What are your problems.

    I ...
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  • Karl Marx 7 years ago

    hmmm wat a detail education? am also of the view that their crime does not correspond to the sentence. A serious crime deserves a serious sentence. tnx u Dr. 4 ur political free speech.