General News of Monday, 3 February 2020Source: mynewsgh.comPossible imposition of death penalty reason for hiding identity of airbus ‘suspects’- reportAn Airbus aircraftInvestigators at the center of the airbus saga that uncovered Ghanaian officials’ complicity in huge bribery have said the possible imposition of death penalty is the reason why they hid the suspects’ identity. “In the Statement of Facts, the identity of the individuals concerned has not been included. There are ongoing investigations in respect of a number of individual suspects in this jurisdiction and abroad,” the report said. “It is appropriate to protect the rights of the suspects to a fair trial. In addition, some of the individuals involved in the relevant conduct are based in jurisdictions where there are human rights concerns, and the death penalty exists for corruption.

Source: GhanaWeb February 03, 2020 17:48 UTC