General News of Monday, 22 August 2016Source: citifmonline.comMontie trio deserved Mahama’s mercy – Lawyer TamakloePresident John MahamaOne of the lawyers for the three Montie FM trio who are serving a four-month prison sentence for threatening the lives of judges, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has lauded President John Mahama for pardoning his clients saying they deserved it. “…Like any Ghanaian, we are entitled to this prerogative of mercy and the President had to exercise it,” he said on Eyewitness News. President John Mahama on Monday remitted the four-month sentence given the trio; Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase, alias Mugabe, who had already served one month of their jail term. Mahama hasn’t undermined the judiciaryWhile speaking on Eyewitness News, Edudzi Tamakloe argued that, President Mahama in triggering the necessary laws for the pardon has not undermined the judiciary. “We are extremely thankful to the President, we are equally thankful the good people of Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb August 22, 2016 19:30 UTC