Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 prisoners

President Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 prisoners as part of his plan to decongest prisons due to coronavirus. The director-general of prisons, Patrick Darko Missah noted that: “The president of the Republic His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in consultation with the Council of State, in commemoration of workers day 1st May 2020 and in a bid to mitigate the dangers posed by congestion in the prisons, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has in accordance with Article 72 (1) of the 1992 constitution, granted amnesty to seven hundred and Ninety For (794) deserving prisoners.”

The categories of those granted amnesties include 772 first offenders, 16 very old prisoners over 70 years, 4 seriously sick prisoners on death sentence, and 2 who were serving life imprisonment.