{"id":450445,"date":"2017-12-27T18:21:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T18:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/27\/bantamahene-calls-for-severe-punishment-for-gang-rape-suspects\/"},"modified":"2017-12-27T18:21:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T18:21:16","slug":"bantamahene-calls-for-severe-punishment-for-gang-rape-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/27\/bantamahene-calls-for-severe-punishment-for-gang-rape-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Bantamahene calls for severe punishment for gang-rape suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/50013902.295.jpg\" alt=\"RAPE NEW\" title=\"RAPE NEW\" width=\"295\" height=\"177\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>File photo<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Bantamahene in Kumasi, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatia VI, has called for severe punishment for seven teenagers who allegedly gang-raped a young lady in the area.<\/p>\n<p>This according to him, will serve as a deterrent for others who may intend to perpetrate such crime.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Nhyira FM at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, he said there will be no attempt to intervene or intercede on behalf of the suspects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very, very sad for such a thing to happen and moreso for it to be taking place in my traditional area. Seriously when I heard about it, I really didn&#8217;t believe it but then I did some investigations and I found out that the story was true,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>There has been widespread public condemnation following a widely-circulated video in which seven boys were seen sexually abusing a young girl.<\/p>\n<p>At least four of them have since been picked up and arraigned before the Asokwa District Court while police is pursuing the remaining three who are still on the run<\/p>\n<p>Condemning the act, he said he discounted the story when it first broke, only to find out it was true.<\/p>\n<p>He added that &#8220;it is bad for Ghana let&#8217;s let everybody in Ghana know that what the children did is bad for Ghana; it&#8217;s bad for the moral fabrics of our society and it&#8217;s bad for everything&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 62 updated by: 62 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2017 Source: Graphic.com.gh 2017-12-27 File photo Bantamahene in Kumasi, Baffuor Owusu Amankwatia VI, has called for severe punishment for seven teenagers who allegedly gang-raped a young lady in the area. 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