The High Court in Accra has ordered Ghanaian showbiz personality Rosemond Brown, also known as Akuapem Poloo, to continue her jail term in her case involving the publication of a nude photo of her son.
The court dismissed the appeal filed by Akuapem Poloo which sought to plead for clemency on the 90-day jail term handed to her by the Accra Circuit Court on April 16, 2021.
Justice Ruby Aryeetey presiding, held that the sentence as handed down by an Accra Circuit Court last April was not, on the face of it, excessive and would thus not be interfered with.
This means that Akuapem Poloo will continue serving the jail term handed her by the Circuit court.
Akuapem Poloo was handed a 90-day jail term for publishing obscene material and violating the dignity and integrity of her seven-year-old son in a nude photo she posted on social media.
The sentence was described as harsh by her lawyer, who subsequently appealed against it on the instructions of his client.
However, her lawyers failed to complete processes to secure her release on time after she was granted bail of GH¢80,000 with two sureties by the Criminal Division of the High Court.
This situation took her to prison for a few days before she was finally released.
The bail conditions required her to report to the case investigator every two weeks and deposit her passport with the registrar of the court.
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By: ghanaweekend.com
