Ghana: Information on the current penalty that would be imposed to army deserters (Update to GHA9467 of 23 September 1991)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA16096.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on the current penalty that would be imposed to army deserters (Update to GHA9467 of 23 September 1991), 1 January 1994, GHA16096.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6accc90.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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According to a lecturer in African studies at Wayne University in Detroit, Michigan, specializing on Ghana, the penalties of army deserters have not changed since 1991 (19 Jan. 1994). The professor said that army deserters would definitely be court- martialled and, although death would be the maximum penalty, it is unlikely that such a sentence would be applied (ibid.).
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Lecturer in African studies at Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan. 19 January 1994. Telephone interview.
