{"id":365524,"date":"2017-10-27T06:04:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T06:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=365524"},"modified":"2017-10-27T06:04:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T06:04:25","slug":"ag-can-appeal-delta-force-13-fines-ace-ankomah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/ag-can-appeal-delta-force-13-fines-ace-ankomah\/","title":{"rendered":"AG can appeal Delta Force 13 fines &#8211; Ace Ankomah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A lawyer and member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Ace Ankomah, has suggested that the Attorney-General appeal the fines handed out to the 13 members of the New Patriotic Party-affiliated Delta Force, who assaulted the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>The 13, who were charged with rioting, walked free after\u00a0paying GHc 1,800 each, and signing a bond to be of good behaviour for 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;qlRpdhmvEVz8QJaCRn28oC4WWEAqXVhI&#8221;]&#8221;&#8230;If they feel the fines are not big enough, then the AG could appeal against not the conviction, but the sentencing; the amount of the fine, to give another court the opportunity to review,\u201d Mr. Ankomah opined on <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that, such a course of action would be important because the NPP government &#8220;must send a message to Ghanaians that it will not tolerate impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The government has been criticized for its\u00a0relaxed approach\u00a0against the acts of lawlessness from elements within its party.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta Force case was viewed as the perfect avenue for the government to send a strong message to such acts, especially during the first court appearance of the 13,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/06\/npp-delta-force-storms-court-set-suspects-free\/\">where escaped from lawful custody<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, after eight of their compatriots sparked confusion in the court in protest of\u00a0the Judge\u2019s ruling that the 13 be remanded and not given bail.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta Force members suspected to have stormed the court were arrested but <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/17\/ag-drops-charges-against-8-delta-force-court-raiders\/\">set free<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for supposed lack of evidence.<\/p>\n<p>Ace Ankomah described that incident as worse than the Montie Three who threatened the lives of Supreme Court Justices, landing themselves four-month jail sentences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Storming the court to free people who are on trial is worse than sitting on radio and threatening the court. 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