Tsatsu Should Be Charged With A Crime Of Perjury

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Concerned Ghanaian 12 years ago

I totally agreewith you. Tsatsu should get another felony conviction on his record. He is a criminal.

I totally agreewith you. Tsatsu should get another felony conviction on his record. He is a criminal.
Illiterate Aponkye Sarpong 12 years ago

Apart from Your English being horrible, the logic you imply here to suggest that Tsatsu has committed perjury is laughable.

Your knowledge of law is very poor and it shows in this latrine essay you call article.

Aboa fu ...
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Apart from Your English being horrible, the logic you imply here to suggest that Tsatsu has committed perjury is laughable.

Your knowledge of law is very poor and it shows in this latrine essay you call article.

Aboa funu. you also carried latrine not just stool.
KOLA, LONDON PROPER 12 years ago

I have now changed my name to Illiterate Aponkye Sarpong because I cannot defend my illiteracy anymore especially when I insisted that, a group of children is childrens.

Author:KOLA, INSIDE PROPER LONDON

Date:2012-03 ...
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I have now changed my name to Illiterate Aponkye Sarpong because I cannot defend my illiteracy anymore especially when I insisted that, a group of children is childrens.

Author:KOLA, INSIDE PROPER LONDON

Date:2012-03-22 00:10:15

Comment to:CHILDRENS COMPUTERS?

Childrens used in my sentence means 'group of children' i.e is childrens.............Your illiteracy has no limit, Kookoase Sarpong.
OPOKU RAZAK 12 years ago

KOLA, LONDON PROPER AN EWE MONKEY HAPPEN TO BE LIVING IN LONDON

KOLA, LONDON PROPER AN EWE MONKEY HAPPEN TO BE LIVING IN LONDON
NYADZI SELASE 12 years ago

at least it is living with humans not elephants. may God almighty forgive your words and intentions

at least it is living with humans not elephants. may God almighty forgive your words and intentions
African Star 12 years ago

The increase of 10 to 17 was in reference to the P series. Please stop fooling people with your nonsense.

The increase of 10 to 17 was in reference to the P series. Please stop fooling people with your nonsense.
Bobo 12 years ago

Not only is he cardinal of lies, but he is also Cardinal of Stark Illiteracy. Sarpong, Go find the meaning of perjury and your stupidity will stare you in the face. When a lawyer on his feet make submissions to court based on ...
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Not only is he cardinal of lies, but he is also Cardinal of Stark Illiteracy. Sarpong, Go find the meaning of perjury and your stupidity will stare you in the face. When a lawyer on his feet make submissions to court based on instructions (as the lawyers call it) from his client, you mean the lawyer should be charged if turns out to be false? Then which lawyer will go to court to defend all accused persons? CARDINAL, I HAVE LOST ALL RESPECT I USED TO HAVE FOR YOU. YOU ARE A STARK IGNORAMUS!!!
Kweku 12 years ago

What P series? There was no count of the boxes according to KPMG so how did Tsatsu and Ndc know there was an increase in the Pseries? That is even a bigger lie than what the Author wrote. You have to go through the boxes to ...
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What P series? There was no count of the boxes according to KPMG so how did Tsatsu and Ndc know there was an increase in the Pseries? That is even a bigger lie than what the Author wrote. You have to go through the boxes to know that there was an increase in the P series. Dumb lies and stupidities.
lee jesus 12 years ago

You have said it right, i also feel so disturb about the announcement and report from the ex convict lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata lied and misinform the panel of honorable judges of the supreme court describe them as criminals with ...
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You have said it right, i also feel so disturb about the announcement and report from the ex convict lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata lied and misinform the panel of honorable judges of the supreme court describe them as criminals with out any remarks from the judges,to my layman of view he should be charge or even sanctioned,to my little advise to the judges their life time profession is at stake and the international community are keen following the trend of this case of petition.
ghan 12 years ago

it is the writer who is rather a lier , according to his quotation he said his reps at the counting,why is it that people will go to school and dont still understand simple english,i pity you,even if what he says is not true ...
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it is the writer who is rather a lier , according to his quotation he said his reps at the counting,why is it that people will go to school and dont still understand simple english,i pity you,even if what he says is not true the court can not hold him responsible since he is only relaying his party's complain.

Laughing Ghanaian 12 years ago

Justice Sarpong:
Frankly, i debated whether to actually go through the trouble of ready your article at all and decided to not even bother for the following reason - the title to your piece indicates to me your entire articl ...
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Justice Sarpong:
Frankly, i debated whether to actually go through the trouble of ready your article at all and decided to not even bother for the following reason - the title to your piece indicates to me your entire article is premised on a fundamental confusion of the law.
Setting aside whatever claims you suggest Tsatsu may or may not have made, he CANNOT be charged with perjury simply because he is not under oath. You can only be charged with perjury when you provide false testimony under oath or make false statements in a sworn affidavit. Mr Tsikata has done neither.
So my "learned" friend, i suggest before you make a wild charge in your headline, you should make sure you at least understand with "perjury" means otherwise you basically come off as an ignorant buffoon who has not found any good use of that 3 pound brain God has given us all.
YAW MENSAH 12 years ago

"CANNOT be charged with perjury simply because he is not under oath"

Some of you are so stupid its not even funny. Tsatsu is a lawyer and is an official of the court so if he knew that what he said was false, then he commi ...
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"CANNOT be charged with perjury simply because he is not under oath"

Some of you are so stupid its not even funny. Tsatsu is a lawyer and is an official of the court so if he knew that what he said was false, then he committed a crime of perjury because he is an officer of the court and is always under the oath.
Akunor 12 years ago

Your statement is incontestable.Perjury is if you swear in court and lie.A little learning is a dangerous thing and this writer is one such thing.Only a few functional literates in this party.The premise of his write up was w ...
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Your statement is incontestable.Perjury is if you swear in court and lie.A little learning is a dangerous thing and this writer is one such thing.Only a few functional literates in this party.The premise of his write up was wrong and the conclusion even worse.
Mohammed 12 years ago

When then does a lawyer commit a perjury/ If a lawyer intentionally lies to the court what crime should he be charged with? As an officer of the court, Tsatsu is always under the oath when he tells the court that he was the ...
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When then does a lawyer commit a perjury/ If a lawyer intentionally lies to the court what crime should he be charged with? As an officer of the court, Tsatsu is always under the oath when he tells the court that he was there when the boxes were counted which turned out to be a lie. Tsatsu perjured himself. Are you saying a lawyer who intentionally lies to the court cannt be charged with a crime because he is not under oath?
SARPONG 12 years ago

I do agree with you idiots that little education is dangerous and that is why you fools are in NDC because that is a party for fool soldiers and simpletons with little education. Your definition of perjury or understanding o ...
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I do agree with you idiots that little education is dangerous and that is why you fools are in NDC because that is a party for fool soldiers and simpletons with little education. Your definition of perjury or understanding of perjury is really narrow. Consult any lawyer if a person can commit a perjury even if he is not under Oath especially officers of the court which Tsatsu is one. Go and do your research and you will find this statement below too.

"The rules for perjury also apply when a person has made a statement under penalty of perjury, even if the person has not been sworn or affirmed as a witness before an appropriate official."
Akunor 12 years ago

What you have quoted makes my case.Perjury also occurs"when a person has made a statement under penalty of perjury"This only means that your statement was made under affidavit of oath before a notary public or commissioner fo ...
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What you have quoted makes my case.Perjury also occurs"when a person has made a statement under penalty of perjury"This only means that your statement was made under affidavit of oath before a notary public or commissioner for oaths.In this wise it becomes an oath before the court and therefore subject to the rules governing perjury.In this case Tsatsu raised concerns not under oath or affidavit so how could he be charged with perjury.You see a little learning is a dangerous thing because you will end up misleading not only yourself but others as well.This is not an insult since your nature is enmeshed in rough language and insults.There must be a problem with your upbringing.
SARPONG 12 years ago

'Tsatsu raised concerns not under oath or affidavit so how could he be charged with perjury.'

Damn, Tsatsu as a lawyer is an official of the court and presumed to be always under oath. You don't have to swear or sign anyt ...
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'Tsatsu raised concerns not under oath or affidavit so how could he be charged with perjury.'

Damn, Tsatsu as a lawyer is an official of the court and presumed to be always under oath. You don't have to swear or sign anything before a notary public for you to be charged for the crime of perjury.

Do you know that if you sign your tax form, you do not sign it at notary public but if you are found to have lied, you can be charged under the penalty of perjury? Under the penalty of perjury does not means you have to have your statement notarized. What it means is that, under setain situations, people who have not been even sworn can be charged under the penalty of perjury especially lawyers who are officials of the court are presumed to be under the laws of perjury at all times. You all need education, seriously.
Akunor 12 years ago

Even under the condition you are talking about,the form cautions that any false misstatements is punishable under normal court rules.The emphasis is on the caution before the commitment of the offense.In this Tsatsu raised cr ...
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Even under the condition you are talking about,the form cautions that any false misstatements is punishable under normal court rules.The emphasis is on the caution before the commitment of the offense.In this Tsatsu raised credible concerns which is under investigation so where is the perjury? By the way who ever told you that because lawyers are officers of the court every statement they make is under the rules of perjury.on the contrary lawyers only say what they believe to be true and privileged from source.
SARPONG 12 years ago

Tsatsu did not raise concerns. He told the court that his representatives counted 24 boxes and the boxes have increased to 24. As a Lawyer, you are charged not to present false information to the court.

Tsatsu intentionall ...
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Tsatsu did not raise concerns. He told the court that his representatives counted 24 boxes and the boxes have increased to 24. As a Lawyer, you are charged not to present false information to the court.

Tsatsu intentionally presented false information to the court when he emphatically said that his representatives, the petitioners and KPMG officials counted the boxes, and signed to the count of 24 boxes, he as a lawyer should have demanded to see the signed evidence but he did not because none exist and he knew it and intentionally lied, that is a perjury because as a lawyer, you are an officer of the court and always under the laws of perjury. He as a lawyer is supposed to always be truthful.
Kweku 12 years ago

Privilege from source my ass. What does privilege from source means? Does it mean you as a lawyer can intentionally led witness to tell lies when you know your witness is telling a lie? Did Tsatsu get any evidence from source ...
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Privilege from source my ass. What does privilege from source means? Does it mean you as a lawyer can intentionally led witness to tell lies when you know your witness is telling a lie? Did Tsatsu get any evidence from source showing that the boxes were counted by all people when KPMG has come out to deny that story?

SARPONG 12 years ago

"The rules for perjury also apply when a person has made a statement under penalty of perjury, even if the person has not been sworn or affirmed as a witness before an appropriate official."

Your statement below shows ...
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"The rules for perjury also apply when a person has made a statement under penalty of perjury, even if the person has not been sworn or affirmed as a witness before an appropriate official."

Your statement below shows how dumb chew and pour bad education has done to you Ndc followers. Do you think a person commits a perjury only when he or she is under oath? Let me give you an example. If you sign your name to your tax returns and intewntionally lies, you have committed a crime of perjury.

A lawyer is an officer of the court and if he intentionally lies, he has committed a crime of perjury.

"Tsatsu may or may not have made, he CANNOT be charged with perjury simply because he is not under oath."
Concerned Ghanaian 12 years ago

First, you are wrong to presume that only people under oath can be charged with perjury of oath. Delve into the penal code and learn that certain categories or in certain situations, you can be charged with a perjury crime.
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First, you are wrong to presume that only people under oath can be charged with perjury of oath. Delve into the penal code and learn that certain categories or in certain situations, you can be charged with a perjury crime.

If you produce certain financial statements that are not true to secure bank loans, you can be charged for crimes of fraud and perjury.

A lawyer is always presumed to be under oath because lawyers are officers of the court. Do you because a lawyer is not sworn infront of the court they can intentionally lie? A lawyer can be charged for perjuring himself if he intentionally lies to the court.
NYADZI SELASE 12 years ago

bravo my friend but it seems you wrote your comment please check the spelling of reading in line one after the name and the word before 'perjury' in the last but one line 'with' is it that or?

bravo my friend but it seems you wrote your comment please check the spelling of reading in line one after the name and the word before 'perjury' in the last but one line 'with' is it that or?
MARY 12 years ago

Sarpong is the cardinal thief of thieves and liar of liars. You need to be charged with perjury.

Sarpong is the cardinal thief of thieves and liar of liars. You need to be charged with perjury.
Nana Akyea Mensah, The Odikro. 12 years ago

OFFICE OF THE ODIKRO
a companion of the black star!

Justice, they say, must not only be fair; it must be seen by all to be fair. The fear that these boxes containing the contested pink sheets could be compromised ought to ...
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OFFICE OF THE ODIKRO
a companion of the black star!

Justice, they say, must not only be fair; it must be seen by all to be fair. The fear that these boxes containing the contested pink sheets could be compromised ought to have been handled in a very professional manner by the independent referee in a transparent and even-handed process that excludes any element of doubt.

The whole country is aware of important exhibits in the custody of our courts have been compromised in the past, when the NPP was in power. We all recall parcels of cocaine turning into baking powder before anyone could say, "Jack"!

"Ye nim NPP firi tete!" Thus the first thing that any independent referee mandated to audit such a sensitive matter ought to have ensured was the integrity of the materials under contention to the satisfaction of all contending parties.

As a peace-loving citizen of Ghana, it is my right to expect due diligence from a so-called reputable accounting firm charged to oversee such a high-risk exercise. And I insist on it in the name of peace and justice justice for all!

I find it extremely depressing that a "Senior Partner with KPMG, Joseph Winful, told XYZ News in an interview on Wednesday May 22, 2013,... that international accounting and auditing firm, KPMG, did not take an initial inventory of the number of boxes containing pink sheets (primary electoral records) in the custody of the Supreme Court’s Registry before it started auditing the sheets"!

In terms of doing first thing first, this fundamental omission to secure the boxes by ascertaining the number is an unconscionable disservice to God and country! How long would it take to count 24 or 31 boxes? What is the point in beginning an audit of pink sheets when there is no way of telling whether or not the number of boxes are growing by the day, or by night?

The admission by KPMG that they simply went ahead auditing the pink sheets without bothering a hoot about how many boxes were in the strong room is an indication that they are not up to the minimum standards of common sense, transparency and integrity expected of an independent referee!

In a case in which the NDC is contending that the pink sheets filed by the NPP are not up to even 9,000, with the NPP insisting that they had filed 11,842, it would be in the interest of justice if the accurate number claimed by the NPP turns up completely over-bloated.

KPMG ought to be removed from the counting. A much more competent body ought to be appointed to do the counting. The mechanism of control ought to be extended. Th compromised boxes ought to be excluded. A new independent referee ought to have access to 2 or more samples of the evidence from the Judges to establish the facts beyond all reasonable and eternally lingering doubts!

Forward Ever! Backwards Never!
Pur'gu Saarpe!
Secretary to The Odikro.
abongo 12 years ago

you are all sick.

you are all sick.
ALEX B. 12 years ago

Oooh my God! illiteracy is indeed dangerous. Cardinal of illiterates.

Oooh my God! illiteracy is indeed dangerous. Cardinal of illiterates.
Kweku 12 years ago

You are a man of few words. Can you tell us why he is illiterate? You have to support your submission with facts. Now let's hear your reasons you think he is illiterate.

You are a man of few words. Can you tell us why he is illiterate? You have to support your submission with facts. Now let's hear your reasons you think he is illiterate.
Okando 12 years ago

Who should charged him, Sarpong, why not yourself if you have the balls

Who should charged him, Sarpong, why not yourself if you have the balls
LONTO-BOY 12 years ago

OKATAKYIE SARPONG, the problem here is not with Tsatsu but the failure of the Supreme Court to detect and determine the context of Tsatsu's false statement as serious to the proceedings of the petition and the court. Blame th ...
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OKATAKYIE SARPONG, the problem here is not with Tsatsu but the failure of the Supreme Court to detect and determine the context of Tsatsu's false statement as serious to the proceedings of the petition and the court. Blame the incompetent and inconsistent Supreme Court for its failure to caution Tsatsu, at least.

Legally/technically, Tsatsu could have been charged with perjury for making false statements/claims that have SOME MATERIAL RELATIONSHIP to the Supreme Court proceedings and the materiality of the petition. And it doesn't matter whether Tsatsu's intent is to mislead or not, he could have been cautioned by the judges, even if they're not bold enough to charge him with perjury!

SARPONG 12 years ago

I agree with you. The least the Judges could have done was to caution him for intentionally making false statement but Atuguba has allowed Tsatsu a free rein of the courtroom. If it was Addison, it would have been a whole di ...
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I agree with you. The least the Judges could have done was to caution him for intentionally making false statement but Atuguba has allowed Tsatsu a free rein of the courtroom. If it was Addison, it would have been a whole different story.
KOMLA TULASI 12 years ago

NO WONDER TSATSU LIED... OYE AWONAFO HON SUBAN. DON'T FORGET THAT A PIG WILL ALWAYS BE A PIG EVEN IF IT IS CLADDED IN A WHITE SUIT.

NO WONDER TSATSU LIED... OYE AWONAFO HON SUBAN. DON'T FORGET THAT A PIG WILL ALWAYS BE A PIG EVEN IF IT IS CLADDED IN A WHITE SUIT.

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