Four Months jail term for Montie trio not harsh– Ndebugri

A former Member of Parliament for Zebilla Constituency in the Upper East Region, John Ndebugri, has said that the 4-month jail terms given to the two panelists, and the host of the ‘Pampaso’ show on Montie FM by the Supreme Court, were appropriate for the offences they were convicted of.

Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn, both members of the governing NDC and Salifu Maase, alias Mugabe, were sentenced to serve four months in jail on Wednesday, after they were found guilty of contempt charges.

This was after they threatened the lives of the judges who were presiding over a case in which the former National Youth Organizer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Abu Ramadan was challenging the credibility of the voters’ register.

Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and some executives of the party have expressed outraged over the decision by the Supreme Court describing it as very harsh.

But commenting on the decision by the Supreme Court, Lawyer John Ndebugri said the judges have sent out a strong message to anyone who comments on the activities of the judiciary to exercise some level of restraint when doing so.

“I think that the sentences are appropriate…A message has to be sent very clearly to media practitioners, social commentators and lawyers like myself who don’t want to understand the meaning of the judicial process so that red lines are drawn and once you cross them, you come within the firing line and you’ll be fired,” Lawyer Ndebugri said.

“They have been properly dealt with and I think we should let them serve the four months, pay the fine and come out so that we all learn lessons,” he added.

Story By: Michael Creg Afful/omanfm1071.com

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