Crime & Punishment of Monday, 12 January 2026Source: GNAAn Accra Circuit Court has sentenced a tailor to a fine of 1,000 penalty units, equivalent to GH¢12,000, for false publication about the Tradition Rice brand on TikTok. The Court ruled that failure to pay the fine would result in a 50-day prison term for the convict, Francis Amofa. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Emmanuel Nyamekye, presenting the facts, said the complainant, Dilip Chandwani, is Director of DKC 2015 Limited, importers and distributors of the Tradition Rice brand, with an outlet at Kaneshie, Accra. Further investigations established that Tradition Rice is a duly vetted and approved imported food product, certified by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) as safe for human consumption and issued with an FDA Registration Number. The prosecution said the false publication had negatively affected sales of the Tradition Rice brand nationwide and was likely to injure the reputation and business of Chandwani.

Source: GhanaWeb January 12, 2026 06:14 UTC