16 accused persons who invaded the United Television (UTV) studios at Tesano in the Greater Accra Region have been convicted and sentenced to a fine by the Achimota District Court.
They were charged with conspiracy to commit crime and rioting. The accused persons who pleaded guilty to the charge against them were, therefore, convicted on their own pleas and sentenced to a fine of 200 penalty units each which amounts to Two Thousand Four Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH₵ 2,400.00) in default 3 months imprisonment.
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They were also ordered by the Court to sign a bond to be of good behaviour in default 6 months imprisonment.
This follows their invasion of UTV studios on Saturday, October 7, 2023, during the live broadcast of United Showbiz.
In their view, the show had become a platform where the government has consistently been unfairly criticised in an unprofessional manner.
They again alleged that a letter from the NPP to the management of UTV to reform the show was torn apart on-air by A Plus, also a political activist and a regular panellist of the show.
The police subsequently arrested and prosecuted them accordingly.