{"id":235604,"date":"2016-07-31T08:02:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-31T08:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=235604"},"modified":"2016-07-31T08:02:03","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T08:02:03","slug":"pardon-montie-3-in-the-name-of-free-speech-mornah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/pardon-montie-3-in-the-name-of-free-speech-mornah\/","title":{"rendered":"Pardon Montie 3 in the name of free speech &#8211; Mornah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman for the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has called for a more lenient sentence for the Montie three who have been given a four month jail sentence each for threatening the lives of judges of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>The PNC Chairman&#8217;s\u00a0call for leniency follows the many sympathisers, mainly from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who have signed <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/29\/akua-donkor-numo-blafo-others-sign-petition-to-free-montie-3\/\">petitions<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and held <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/28\/candle-light-vigil-held-for-jailed-montie-3-photos\/\">vigils<\/a><\/strong><\/span> in solidarity with the Montie three.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;HULTpP2r3hnCEexq0bvAAWuSReiamDbi&#8221;]\u201cI sympathise with the people who have invited me for programs and I expressed that yes, they erred in their pronouncements but we could have tempered justice with Mercy,\u201d Mr. Mornah said to <strong>Citi News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mornah revealed he was at a vigil held as attempts are being made to pile pressure on President Mahama to pardon the three.<\/p>\n<p>The three; Salifu Maase, alias Mugabe, Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn, are currently serving their sentence in the Nsawam prison but the PNC Chairman believes \u201cfor the purposes of our freedom expression, we should be able to pardon them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mornah also noted that the \u201cpunitive action will not necessarily lead to reforms. The many people who have gone to prisons are not necessarily reformed after the prison sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny other punishment meted out to them would have sufficed. You can give them a suspended sentence, you can reduce the jail term,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Delali Adogla-Bessa\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chairman for the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah has called for a more lenient sentence for the Montie three who have been given a four month jail sentence each for threatening the lives of judges of the Supreme Court. 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