President Mahama may have to pardon people who commit a similar offence as the Montie trio, private legal practitioner John Ndebugri says.
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Pardon people who commit similar offence - Ndebugri to Mahama
Private Legal practitioner John Ndebugri says President Mahama and the NDC as a party may have to act in a similar manner if anyone else commits a similar offence.
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He also said on Accra-based Citi FM that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has set a precedence that they must follow when similar situations occur.
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He explained that even though the President exercised his constitutional rights, he should have allowed them to serve the full term of their sentence.
“As far as I'm concerned, the sentences of the Montie 3 were short. They could have served it,” he added.
The president, late on Monday, August 22, 2016, freed the three men, Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase who were sentenced to four months in prison by the Supreme Court following contempt proceedings against them.
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The contempt proceedings came after the three threatened the lives of Supreme Court judges who sat on the Abu Ramadan and Gary Nimako versus the Electoral Commission case.
A statement signed by the Communications Minister Dr Omane Boamah said the decision to free them was taken in consultation with the Council of State and was on compassionate grounds.
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