General News of Friday, 26 August 2016Source: citifmonline.comMontie three freedThe montie three, with their lawyers and othersThe Montie three; Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase have been freed after President John Mahama remitted their four-month prison sentence. One of the lawyers for the three, Edudzi Tamakloe confirmed this on his Facebook page with a post saying “happy seeing our clients after they were released from the Akuse Prison.”The Montie three were imprisoned in July for criminal contempt of court after they threatened the lives of Supreme Court Justices on a live Montie FM radio programme. After their incarceration, two petitions were started and signed by top government officials and thousands of sympathisers in an attempt to compel President Mahama to exercise his prerogative of mercy powers per Article 72 of the constitution. President Mahama eventually exercised this power on Monday, August 22 following consultations with the Council of State. Montie 3 counsel grateful to Mahama Edudzi Tamakloe had earlier expressed his gratitude to President Mahama ahead of the release of the three.

Source: GhanaWeb August 26, 2016 08:34 UTC