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NPP condemns Mahama's Montie 3 pardon

By Kwasi Adu
Nana Akomea
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The New Patriotic party (NPP) has condemned the decision of President John Mahama to pardon the Montie 3.

The president in a statement issued by the ministry of communications on Monday that he had remitted the sentences of the three contemnors on compassionate grounds.

“The decision of His Excellency the President to remit their sentences on compassionate grounds follows a petition submitted to him by the contemnors appealing to the President to exercise his prerogative of mercy even as they continue to express deep remorse and regret for the unacceptable statements they made against the Judiciary,” the statement said.

The decision to pardon Salifu Maase, aka, ‘Mugabe’, and panellists Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gunn barely a month into their four-month sentence for contempt provoked instant condemnation from the NPP.

In a statement signed by its communication director Nana Akomea, the party expressed disappointment at the president’s decision, stressing that it appeared to endorse the conduct of the Montie 3 who it said had jailed legally by the courts to deal with recalcitrant behaviours and a creeping social canker that would devour this nation if not checked.

"We wish to state clearly that the NPP abhors disrespect for authority and would not associate with this action taken by the president.

"We wish to also demand that the president takes steps to reverse the decision reached as it stands to open our judiciary to attacks that would not benefit this country,” the statement said.

On Social media, the hashtag #JudgesDontMatter is trending following the announcement of the pardon, which has generally been condemned by members of the public.

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