{"id":325392,"date":"2017-06-05T06:03:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T06:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=325392"},"modified":"2017-06-05T06:03:42","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T06:03:42","slug":"lawyer-sosus-ban-severe-and-excessive-amaliba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/lawyer-sosus-ban-severe-and-excessive-amaliba\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawyer Sosu\u2019s ban severe and excessive \u2013 Amaliba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress, lawyer Abraham Amaliba, has said the legal General Legal Council\u2019s 3-year-ban imposed on renowned human rights lawyer, Francis Xavier-Sosu, is \u201cexcessive\u201d and \u201cso severe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the supposed crime does not correspond with the punishment meted out to him by the Council.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;fDLuVkQo3mLg2IoTqT1zht3K01Wt2tKv&#8221;]\u00a0The General Legal Council (GLC) in a letter announced\u00a0that it had slapped the ban on lawyer Sosu for \u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/03\/xavier-sosu-was-banned-for-overcharging-client-gen-legal-council\/\">\u2018overcharging\u2019 a client<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and\u00a0also for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">advertising his service on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But lawyer Amaliba noted that, in cases of this nature, some lawyers were made to refund the excess payment but not banned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe punishment for that offence of overcharging and touting is so severe and it is excessive. Your punishment must correspond with your crime. And I think that there are other cases in which some lawyers were asked to refund the money that the committee had claimed that they had overcharged. And I think that much as he pleaded guilty, the punishment for me is harsh,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Amaliba told\u00a0<strong>Citi News<\/strong>\u00a0 steps are being taken to\u00a0ensure that he\u00a0appeals the decision today [Monday].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Monday, there are steps that are being taken to ensure that he files an appeal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the General Legal Council, lawyer Sosu charged his client GH\u00a250,000, which was \u201cexcessive\u201d and an \u201coverestimation\u201d for the services rendered to the client in a human right case that saw the client receive a compensation of GH\u00a2 200,000, although he [Sosu] had told the client he was offering his legal services for free.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139710\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139710\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0209.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Xavier Sosu\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0209.jpg 620w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_0209-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francis Xavier Sosu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It said, within the 3-year period, lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu \u201cshall not hold himself out as a Legal Practitioner or attend Chambers, or render, or purport to render any professional legal service to any person whomsoever, wheresoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Xavier-Sosu has already confirmed to <strong>Citi News<\/strong> that he will appeal the decision today [Monday].<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_302814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-302814\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-302814\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Franklin-Cudjoe-3.jpg\" alt=\"Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Ghana\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-302814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Ghana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has also described as \u2018senseless\u2019 the<a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/06\/03\/lawyer-francis-xavier-sosu-banned-from-practicing-for-3-years\/\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong>3-year-ban<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0imposed on renowned human rights lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Council\u2019s regulation barring lawyers from advertising their services is rather causing many lawyers to force themselves into landmark political cases to subtly advertise their services.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cudjoe in a Facebook post on Sunday called on the Council to review its decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the legal team of the National Democratic Congress, lawyer Abraham Amaliba, has said the legal General Legal Council\u2019s 3-year-ban imposed on renowned human rights lawyer, Francis Xavier-Sosu, is \u201cexcessive\u201d and \u201cso severe.\u201d According to him, the supposed crime does not correspond with the punishment meted out to him by the Council. 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