Out of 16 prostitutes who were put before an Accra District Court for soliciting for sex, 14 of them are pleadeing to the court for forgiveness and promised to desist from such acts from henceforth.
This includes 10 Nigerians, 5 Ghanaians and a Liberian.
The fourteen accused pleaded guilty to the offence.
The court drew their attention to the fact the act of soliciting was an offence against the laws of the country.
It convicted the accused on their own plea and imposed a fine of GH 300 cedis each on them. The accused in default would serve a three-month jail term each.
Two others who denied the charged were granted bail in the sum of GH 5,000 cedis with a surety each.
Prosecution narrated that on Sunday 8 July, this year; the Police at Cantonments embarked on a swoop at Danquah Circle and Togo Embassy area and arrested 16 women engaging in soliciting.
According to Prosecution, the swoop formed part of Police exercises aimed at getting rid of suspected criminals who have embarked on a countless number of robberies.
The fourteen accused pleaded guilty to the offence.
The court drew their attention to the fact the act of soliciting was an offence against the laws of the country.
It convicted the accused on their own plea and imposed a fine of GH 300 cedis each on them. The accused in default would serve a three-month jail term each.
Two others who denied the charged were granted bail in the sum of GH 5,000 cedis with a surety each.
Prosecution narrated that on Sunday 8 July, this year; the Police at Cantonments embarked on a swoop at Danquah Circle and Togo Embassy area and arrested 16 women engaging in soliciting.
According to Prosecution, the swoop formed part of Police exercises aimed at getting rid of suspected criminals who have embarked on a countless number of robberies.
-ghanaweb.com
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