Court jails farmer for verbal threat
Published:
4 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
The Ada West District Court in Sege has sentenced Atteh Asamanguah, a farmer from Addokope, to three months in prison for verbally threatening another farmer, Clement Ackwerh, in Hwakpo. The sentence was handed over by Her Worship Victoria Akua Ghanasah, who presided over the case. Asamanguah was found guilty under Section 74 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), which addresses threats of harm. The prosecution presented CCTV footage as key evidence, capturing Asamanguah making the threat. In the footage, he is heard saying, "Clement Ackwerh, I will burn you like charcoal, and I will spoil your life."
In her judgment, Magistrate Ghanasah stated, "It is clear and genuine that Atteh Asamanguah had the motivation to carry out his threat against Clement Ackwerh.