‘Let’s introduce non-custodian sentences’

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• Kojo boat 11 years ago

  Poor English.
  The right word is custodial, not custodian sentences

  Poor English.
  The right word is custodial, not custodian sentences

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• Gye Nyame 11 years ago

  The constitution should be amended to disallow this kind of situation. It is sort of a conflict, the branches of government are supposed to function independently. One should be made to resign as MP for another election to be ...
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  The constitution should be amended to disallow this kind of situation. It is sort of a conflict, the branches of government are supposed to function independently. One should be made to resign as MP for another election to be held if made minister. How efficient can one be in performing both roles?

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• Fullstop 11 years ago

  He is saying it like it is.

  He is saying it like it is.

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• AKONFEM MAHAMA 11 years ago

  Is Mahama's Job to retrieves stolen money paid to Abuga Pele(GYEEDA) and Woyome, or to clean the gutters of Accra. They give $50 million to a crook for no work done, and then go to the world bank to beg for a $30 million loan ...
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  Is Mahama's Job to retrieves stolen money paid to Abuga Pele(GYEEDA) and Woyome, or to clean the gutters of Accra. They give $50 million to a crook for no work done, and then go to the world bank to beg for a $30 million loan. What a useless country called GHANA?

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• DAN 11 years ago

  always helps to put white collar/rich people in jail with poor...maybe they will think twice about crime

  always helps to put white collar/rich people in jail with poor...maybe they will think twice about crime

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• Joseph NY 11 years ago

  Thank God our leaders are beginning to reason like leaders. this is long overdue. There is no need in keeping people who commit minor offends in prison and feed them wit taxpayers money while our cities and towns filled with ...
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  Thank God our leaders are beginning to reason like leaders. this is long overdue. There is no need in keeping people who commit minor offends in prison and feed them wit taxpayers money while our cities and towns filled with filth. Hope its not going to be one of their usual talk without action. God bless our homeland Ghana.

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• NDC IS A CURSE 11 years ago

  FREE THE WEE SMOKERS THEY HAVE DONE NO ONE WRONG..

  FREE THE WEE SMOKERS THEY HAVE DONE NO ONE WRONG..

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• DAN 11 years ago

  but happens after trial..a guy stealing on bunch of plantains is given probation for 5 years and if he gets in trouble again he is jailed...Look at singer chris Brown..he's on probation for fighting with singer Rhiana..but he ...
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  but happens after trial..a guy stealing on bunch of plantains is given probation for 5 years and if he gets in trouble again he is jailed...Look at singer chris Brown..he's on probation for fighting with singer Rhiana..but he punches this guy in night club, so he goes back before the judge!

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• Mpata 11 years ago

  Who built that prison ONE toilet for so many prisoners is a NO No and Mahama has seen all this. What a country.
  We have to think more about our prisoners.

  Who built that prison ONE toilet for so many prisoners is a NO No and Mahama has seen all this. What a country.
  We have to think more about our prisoners.

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• Uncle Pee 11 years ago

  This is the type of visionary ministers the country need. A minister who doesn't maintain the bad status quo but effects a positive systemic change. Prisons are meant to be transformational institutions to change the habits o ...
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  This is the type of visionary ministers the country need. A minister who doesn't maintain the bad status quo but effects a positive systemic change. Prisons are meant to be transformational institutions to change the habits of inmates to be better citizens.

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• Concerned 11 years ago

  As long as the minister is not like his boss, the talking donkey then it's a good idea which will show we are moving into the 21st century. The Way we treat suspects and prisoners is barbaric and primitive and doing somethin ...
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  As long as the minister is not like his boss, the talking donkey then it's a good idea which will show we are moving into the 21st century. The Way we treat suspects and prisoners is barbaric and primitive and doing something about it should be a non political issue.
  I am not sure why we need new legislation before something can be done about it. I am sure currently judges have the discretion to by granti bail until a case is due and also give reasonable sentences to criminals. Sometimes a judge will give a first time offender 6 months for stealing a goat whilst another judge will give that same person, 6 years. This type of inconsistency can be addressed by the chief justice by issuing sentencing guidelines. The minister is in a position to organise stake holder meetings with the various institutions and coordinate efforts to ensure we stop this barbaric treatment of fellow human beings

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• kweku 11 years ago

  Dummy! It's called non-custodial not custodian

  Dummy! It's called non-custodial not custodian

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• Dr. Fianko 11 years ago

  Journalism standard not holding in Ghana. Ist a reflection of our education system?

  Journalism standard not holding in Ghana. Ist a reflection of our education system?

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• didier 11 years ago

  So why can't we do things on our own? Everything has to be done by some other country or donors? This is silly. Use the prisoners to farm, work on de-congesting the gutters,clean up dirt on the roads and have them construct t ...
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  So why can't we do things on our own? Everything has to be done by some other country or donors? This is silly. Use the prisoners to farm, work on de-congesting the gutters,clean up dirt on the roads and have them construct their own pit latrines or whatever. Ghana has become a sad spectacle. All you politicians are corrupt, senseless and a bunch of thieving talking fools. You never make any sense ...right from the top to the bottom of the list. brainless clueless clowns...in parliament and everywhere. amazing.

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• Abrantie 11 years ago

  You are right on it, why do we have to call on other country to plan for us. What are those so called learned politicians doing.Why are they being paid anyway.A Minister in charge of an agency would say lets introduce.Why can ...
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  You are right on it, why do we have to call on other country to plan for us. What are those so called learned politicians doing.Why are they being paid anyway.A Minister in charge of an agency would say lets introduce.Why cant he introduce that changes within his capacity as a Minister.What kind of leaders do we have in AFRICA, GOD HELP US.

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• Kwesi Brudar 11 years ago

  Keeping suspects in custody for five years without any charge is a high crime!! It is a violation of the constitutional provisions which require speedy trials. Where are our lawyers, the supposed "learned" brothers and sister ...
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  Keeping suspects in custody for five years without any charge is a high crime!! It is a violation of the constitutional provisions which require speedy trials. Where are our lawyers, the supposed "learned" brothers and sisters? Are there no relatives who should be hiring lawyers to bring habeas corpus petitions to force the release of these suspects? Aren't there any NGOs,civic or high-minded principled lawyers who should be doing this kind of work, ensuring that the government does what it is supposed to do? In most countries, you'd have at least, a couple of high-minded lawyers working on these cases, trying to achieve a measure of justice for these defenseless suspects who are jammed into prison for years without a charge!!! It is a violation of human rights, especially when some of the offenses do not even warrant more than a year's sentence. 80% of these unfortunate people should be summarily and immediately released. It is a clear violation which calls for emergency orders. And what are the courts doing about these issues; what the fuck is the Attorney General sitting on her fat ass doing about this? Sad country.

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• Kofi 11 years ago

  The correct terminology is non-custodial, NOT non-custodian.

  The correct terminology is non-custodial, NOT non-custodian.

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