Afia Schwarzenegger fined GH¢60k by Tema High Court - CastinoStudiosgh

Afia Schwarzenegger fined GH¢60k by Tema High Court - CastinoStudiosgh

The Tema High Court has fined socialite, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa, popularly referred to as Afia Schwarzenegger, an amount of GH¢60,000 (5,000 penalty units) in a contempt case pending before it.

The Court additionally fined the amusement personality GH¢5000 to be paid to Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi, for making defamatory feedback in opposition to him.

Afia Schwarzenegger was sentenced to ten days in jail for contempt of court on December 1, last year, however, she failed to appear before the court on the day of the pronouncement.

She appeared before the court on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, together with her lawyer, Adrian Duke Amaning, who moved a motion on notice for a variation of the sentence.

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Under Order 50 Rule 4(1) and Rule five of the High Court (Civil Procedures) Rules which address the suspension of an order and discharge of someone committed, respectively, he pleaded with the court to suspend the sentence.

Order 50 Rule 4(1) states that the court, which makes an order of committal, may by an order direct that the execution of the order of committal shall be suspended for such length or on such other terms and conditions as it may specify, whilst Rule five (1) states that the court may, on the application of any individual committed to jail for contempt of court, discharge the individual.

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Mr. Amaning in addition indicated that his client had proven regret and had since posted her apology to the court.

The court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Ankamah at its sitting on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, granted the application of the convict and substituted the prison sentence to 5000 penalty units.

The court in addition ordered her to sign a bond of proper behavior for 36 months. She was additionally ordered now no longer to comment on the case on any platform in the course of the pendency of the bond.

The court directed that any breach of the orders will warrant her being dragged back to the court.

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The court stated considering the truth that the applicant has apologized and proven regret, she merits a 2nd chance.

Chairman Wontumi had dragged Afia Schwarzenegger and other contemnors including United Television (UTV) to court after they commented on a case pending before the court at the United Showbiz entertainment show, broadcast on UTV in July 2022.

Three other contemnors specifically Felicity Ama Agyeman aka Nana Ama Mcbrown, Kwame Asare Obeng, alias Kwame A-Plus and Emmanuel Barnes alias Mr. Logic have been fined GH¢60,000 each (5,000 penalty units), which they've since paid.

A fourth person, Fadda Dickson Narh, an Executive Producer of UTV, was pardoned by the court after the court held that he confirmed regret before the case was brought to court by apologizing on UTV.

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