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Ghana coup plot: Soldiers among six sentenced to death by hanging

A high court in Ghana has sentenced six people, including three soldiers, to death for plotting to carry out a coup against the government in 2019.
The group was arrested in 2021 while testing weapons in Accra, the capital, with the intention of toppling the government.
Despite calls from activists to abolish the death penalty, the court found the evidence compelling and praised the verdict as significant.

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BBC News

Ghana coup plot: Soldiers among six sentenced to death by hanging

The six have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a 2021 coup plot.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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KIFI

Three soldiers among six sentenced to death for coup plot in Ghana

BY FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A high court in Ghana has sentenced to death six people, including three soldiers, after convicting them of plotting to carry out a coup against the country’s government in 2019. The death-by-hanging sentence prompted calls from activists on Thursday for the death penalty to be abolished. It was the first treason conviction in several decades in Ghana, one of Africa’s most stable democracie…

3 months ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Three soldiers among six sentenced to death for coup plot in Ghana

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A high court in Ghana has sentenced to death six people, including three soldiers, after convicting them of plotting to carry out a coup against the […]

3 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Business Insider

Ghana sentences six to death for coup attempt

Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been sentenced to death by hanging on Wednesday for their participation in a coup conspiracy three years ago.

3 months ago·United States

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Eyewitness News

Six sentenced to death for 2021 Ghana coup plot

One of the lawyers for the six, Victor Adawudu, said the defence team would go to the country's Supreme Court to challenge the decision.

3 months ago·South Africa

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Punch Newspapers

Six sentenced to death for 2021 Ghana coup plot

Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, were convicted on Wednesday and sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in an alleged plot three years ago to overthrow the country’s government. The men were arrested in 2021 while testing weapons at an old shooting range in Accra, and intelligence telephone taps led to a blacksmith shop,

3 months ago

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