Power FM presenter, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, has been jailed over his claims against President Akufo-Addo and judges.
The presenter has been handed 14 days jail term on Tuesday by the Accra High Court after Godfred Dame, the Attorney General charged him with contempt.
He was also fined ¢3000 by the court presided over by Justice Elfreda Dankyi.
Justice Elfreda Dankyi said the 36-year-old was guilty of the charge against him.
“I have been magnanimous,” she stated when lead counsel for the broadcaster, Victor Kojoga Adawudu prayed the court to temper justice with mercy.
On December 14, 2020, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service arrested the Accra-based Power FM presenter for threatening and insulting President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Oheneba Boamah is said to have recorded a live video on his Facebook page in which he was heard insulting and issuing series of threats to the President.
He claimed that the President after the December 2020 polls, met with some judges including the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah.
He claimed this was an attempt by President Akufo-Addo to influence the judges should the opposition candidate John Mahama decide to petition the courts over the election results.
The presenter was arrested after he honoured an invitation by the CID over the issue.
He was cautioned on the offences of offensive conduct conducive to breaches of the peace and publication of false news contrary to sections 207 and 208 (1) respectively of the criminal and other offences Act, Act 29/60.
Godfred Yeboah Dame, the Attorney General, who led the case against the journalist argued that the suspect must be punished to serve as a deterrent to others from making such unproven claims.
Oheneba Boamah Bennie is to serve his sentence at the Nsawam Prisons.
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