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Full text of Supreme Court judgement on the Montie 3

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Salifu Maase, the host of the show, and Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn panellists on the show who are loyalists of the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) were all found guilty for issuing death threats to judges of the Supreme Court
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Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase aka ‘Mugabe’ were sentenced to four months imprisonment by the Supreme Court following a case of contempt against the courts judges on Thursday, July 27, 2016.

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In the court's ruling, the owners of the radio station were also found guilty of contempt and thus fined GHC 60,000

Salifu Maase, the host of the show, and Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn panellists on the show who are loyalists of the incumbent National Democratic Congress (NDC) were all found guilty for issuing death threats to judges of the Supreme Court.

The sitting presided by Justice Sophia Akuffo also found the accused guilty of  "scandalizing the court, defying and lowering the authority of the court and bringing it into disrepute."

In sentencing the trio to prison, the Supreme Court did not readily offer reasons behind it judgement.

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Below is the full text of the Supreme Court judgement on the Montie 3:

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