Actress Rosemond Alade Brown popular as Akuapem Poloo, according to a new report received has been spared from going to prison, instead, she has been fined.
This means the Court of Appeal has reversed Akuapem Poloo’s 90-day jail term and rather imposed a fine.
The Criminal Court 1 Division of the High Court has on Wednesday, December 15 set aside the prison sentence of actress and socialite.
The three Judges of the Appeals court on Wednesday imposed a fine of GHc12, 000 (1000 penalty).
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, Lawyers of convicted actress Rosemond Alade Brown filed a notice of appeal at the Court of Appeal challenging the dismissal of her appeal by the High Court.
On Monday, December 1, 2021, the High Court presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey dismissed her Appeal seeking a non-custodial sentence instead of a custodial sentence.
The High Court ruled that the 90 days custodial sentence imposed on her by the Circuit Court was not “manifestly excessive” and “harsh” and therefore cannot interfere with that decision.
Five days after, her lawyers led by Andrew Kudzo Vortia have filed a notice of appeal to challenge that decision and notice for bail.
