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NDC Parliamentary
Candidate Jailed 12 Months For Double Registration
Offinso (Ash), Oct.
29, Ghanadot/GNA - The Offinso Circuit Court on Wednesday
sentenced Pius Poku Boateng, National Democratic Congress (NDC)
Parliamentary Candidate for Kwabre West Constituency of
Ashanti, to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour for
double registration.
Boateng, a teacher, who was arrested on Monday following a
report by Mr Emmanuel Addai, Kwabre District Electoral
Officer, pleaded guilty and was convicted on his plea.
The Court, presided over by Justice Osei Kwame, said the
sentence would serve as a deterrent to other people, who
planned to indulge in electoral malpractice.
Prosecuting, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Mr Essah Boanu,
Offinso District Police Commander, said the Police had a
report that Boateng, who was contesting the Kwabre West
Constituency seat on the ticket of the NDC, had done double
registration.
Based on the report, he was arrested and upon investigation
it was detected that he had registered at the Roman Catholic
Primary School Polling Station in Nkukua-Buoho in the Kwabre
West Constituency and had also registered at the Patase
Chief's Palace Polling Station in the Afigya-Sekyere West
Constituency with the same pictures and names.
But while he gave his age as 55 at Nkukua-Buoho, he said he
was 54 years old at Patase, near Nkwantakese.
GNA
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