Three individuals in court to challenge the pardon of the ‘Montie 3’


The Supreme Court has adjourned the case before it seeking, the nullification of the pardon former president Mahama granted to the ‘Montie 3’ ex-convicts to the 28th of this month. 

A seven member panel of judges presided over by Justice Sophia Adinyira made the adjournment after the plaintiffs failed to file their issues and grounds for which they were in court. 

Three individuals, Nana Asante Bediatuo, Executive Secretary of President Akufo Addo, Elipklim Agbemeva and one Alfred Yeboah are in court to challenge the pardon of the ‘Montie 3 granted by former president John Mahama. 

The three ex-convicts, Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Masse were sentenced to three months in prison for threatening to kill some judges and rape the then Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood on Montie FM an Accra-based radio station in 2016.

The three, being NDC members were released after serving three weeks of the sentence following pressure from some party members. 

Mr. Bediatuo and others are in court demanding the revocation of the pardon for the three to go back to jail and serve the remaining sentence.

They also want an interpretation of the law as to whether the pardon can be extended to giving remission to those jailed for criminal contempt.


SOURCE: GBCONLINE
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