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Social media activist, Rosemond Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo is returning to prison to complete her 90-day jail term.
Poloo was sentenced to 90 days in prison by the Accra Circuit Court in April 16 this year after publishing her nude picture in which she was standing beside her son on social media.i[ads2]
This was after she had pleaded to the charge of publication of obscene material contrary to the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29), engaging in domestic violence, namely, a conduct that, in any way, undermined another person’s privacy or integrity, contrary to Section 1(d) (iii) and 3(2) of the Domestic Violence Act, 2007 (Act 732), and engaging in domestic violence, namely conduct that, in any way, detracted or was likely to detract from another person’s dignity and worth as a human being, contrary to Act 732.
The actress, however, through her counsel, Mr Andrews Vortia, on April 19, 2021 filed an appeal at the Accra High Court [Criminal Court 2 Division] to challenge the ruling of the Circuit Court.
Akuapem Poloo argued in her appeal that she was a first time offender and therefore the Circuit Court should had considered her plea of guilty as a mitigating factor when imposing the sentence.[ads3]
Akuapem Poloo, also filed an application for bail pending the determination of her appeal.
The actress was admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢80,000 with three sureties.
But the Accra High Court in a latest ruling has dismissed an appeal filed by Akuapem Poloo challenging the 90-day jail term.
This means that Akuapem Poloo will continue serving the jail term handed her by the Circuit court.[ads4]
In a ruling Wednesday morning (Dec 1, 2021), the Criminal Division of the court presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey upheld the Circuit court decision on grounds that the Circuit court’s decision was not manifestly excessive.
“This court will not interfere and the appeal is therefore dismissed,” Justice Aryee said.
The court ordered that in the absence of the convict, Akuapem Poloo’s child should be given to any competent person in the family to take care of.[ads5]
