Hands Off Cain
GHANA·DEATH PENALTY·JANUARY 6, 2001·1 MIN READ

Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, pardoned Kwame Pianim,...

Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, pardoned Kwame Pianim, an old political foe convicted of treason against his then military government in 1982, who served 10 years in prison after a death sentence

Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, pardoned Kwame Pianim, an old political foe convicted of treason against his then military government in 1982, who served 10 years in prison after a death sentence. Capital sentence was reduced to a 20-year jail term.
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  • (Sources: Reuters, 06/01/2001)