members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have financially supported Owners of Accra-based Montie fm, three convicted contemnors to pay their fines of GHC90, 000 to the Supreme Court.
Confirming the payment to Host of Ultimate breakfast show Lantam Papanko, their Lawyer Edudzi Tamakloe, said their clients (contemnors) should not have been put in jail and that they are disappointed.
The three contemnors Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn members of NDC and Salifu Maase alias Mugabe (Presenter) were on Wednesday jailed four months each by the Supreme Court.
The trio were found guilty of scandalizing the court, defying and lowering the authority of the Supreme Court and bringing it into disrepute.
The duo, Nelson and Gunn allegedly threatened to “violently silence” the Supreme Court judges if they made any judgment against the Electoral Commission (EC) in the court case that challenged the validity of the voters’ register as proof of citizenship.
The trio were additionally fined GHC10,000 each, failure to pay by Thursday July 28, would have attracted one month prison term.
Network Broadcasting Limited and Zeze Media Operators of the station were also fined GHC30.000.
They paid the fines yesterday to the Supreme Court.
By: Ghana/Ultimatefmonline.com/106.9fm/Leticia Osei
