{"id":1137666,"date":"2022-06-29T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/29\/court-fines-guilty-shatta-wale-for-publication-of-false-news\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T16:23:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T16:23:58","slug":"court-fines-guilty-shatta-wale-for-publication-of-false-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/29\/court-fines-guilty-shatta-wale-for-publication-of-false-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Court fines guilty Shatta Wale for publication of false news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><br \/>\n            <!-- content --><br \/>\n <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<h3>Ghanaian reggae-dancehall musician, Shatta Wale has been convicted by an Accra High Court after he pleaded guilty to the publication of false news.<\/h3>\n<h3\/>\n<p>The Court presided over by His Worship Emmanuel Essandoh delivered a non-custodial sentence and fined the musician an amount of GH\u00a22,000.<\/p>\n<p>If Shatta Wale fails to pay the fine, he will be liable to spend three months in jail.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :Actress Tracey Boakye gives fans a grand tour of her luxurious mansion [Watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127006\" style=\"width: 911px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Court-fines-guilty-Shatta-Wale-for-publication-of-false-news.jpg\" alt=\"Shatta Wale \" width=\"696\" height=\"391\" class=\"size-full wp-image-127006\"   title=\"'Pay or go to jail' - Court fines guilty Shatta Wale for publication of false news 1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shatta Wale  latest news<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650190712_304_Ad-banner.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The musician, born Charles Nii Armah Mensah, pleaded to the false publications charges on Wednesday, June 29.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p>This was after he had fabricated a story claiming he had been attacked and shot by some unknown individuals \u2013 but it turned out to be a hoax.<\/p>\n<p>He was charged with the publication of fake news, together with some accomplices. They initially denied the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Shatta Wale was sent to court after his arrest. He was granted \u00a2100,000 self-recognisance bail after spending a week in police custody.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :Stonebwoy grinds MzVee with passion at \u201910 Thirty\u2019 Album Concert [Watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The case was, however, postponed many times since Shatta Wale travelled out of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, speaking to Doreen Avio on Hitz FM, the lawyer for Shatta Wale, Jerry Avenogbor, noted that he did not know why the singer decided to change his plea.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Avenogbor said that they later pleaded with the court for mitigation, especially since the musician was a first-time offender who had shown remorse.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that they were happy the mitigation was good enough to land Shatta Wale a non-custodial sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :Drama as daughter catches her mother in bed with her boyfriend at her apartment [Watch] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read all the Latest News, Entertainment News and gossips <strong>here<\/strong>. Follow us on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, <strong>Instagram<\/strong> and <strong>Telegram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian reggae-dancehall musician, Shatta Wale has been convicted by an Accra High Court after he pleaded guilty to the publication of false news. The Court presided over by His Worship Emmanuel Essandoh delivered a non-custodial sentence and fined the musician an amount of GH\u00a22,000. 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