Ghana: Information on 1) what would constitute a hearing before a Military Tribunal; 2) what offenses would lead to execution
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | GHA9866 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ghana: Information on 1) what would constitute a hearing before a Military Tribunal; 2) what offenses would lead to execution, 1 January 1992, GHA9866, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abc30.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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1) According to a specialist of Ghana at Wayne State University in Detroit, subversion and/or conspiracy and/or a coup attempt are the main factors which would bring a person before a Military Tribunal (6 Jan. 1992). This information is corroborated by a specialist of Ghana and an Assistant-Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, a Toronto University associated school (6 Jan. 1992). This last source added that a person accused of sabotage against the welfare of the state would also be brought before a Military Tribunal (Ibid.).
Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
2) The specialist of Ghana at Wayne State University in Detroit stated that there are two offenses that would lead to execution: a coup attempt (or subversion) and armed robbery with the use of violence (6 Jan. 1992). This source further reported that Public Tribunals can also give death sentences (Ibid.). This information is corroborated by a specialist of Ghana and an Assistant-Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, a Toronto University associated school (6 Jan. 1992).
Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC in Ottawa.
Bibliography
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. 6 January 1992. Telephone Interview with an Assistant Professor.
Wayne State University in Detroit, Department of Africana Studies. 6 January 1992. Telephone Interview with a Professor.
