1.0Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwayshttps://citifmonline.comGodwin Akweiteh Alloteyhttps://citifmonline.com/author/allotey/Decriminalize petty offenses - CSO advocates - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwaysrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hvLgnekdDS"><a href="https://citifmonline.com/2018/03/decriminalize-petty-offenses-cso-advocates/">Decriminalize petty offenses – CSO advocates</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://citifmonline.com/2018/03/decriminalize-petty-offenses-cso-advocates/embed/#?secret=hvLgnekdDS" width="600" height="338" title="“Decriminalize petty offenses – CSO advocates” — Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always" data-secret="hvLgnekdDS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://citifmonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/prison_femmes_11.jpg480294A civil society organization, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is advocating for the decriminalization of petty offences such as minor theft, unlawful entry among other offences. Some civil society organizations have criticized the country’s criminal justice system for handing down hefty punishments for petty offenders. [contextly_sidebar id=”VxfQWYH4Tv6MKsgAXSe2J3eNBNIqKEwZ”]Speaking at a program to validate a research report on […]