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Former traditional priestess turned evangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, has filed an appeal challenging her 15 year jail sentence for fraud by the Accra Circuit Court.
The appeal filed at the Amasaman High Court today is seeking a reversal of the decision by the Circuit Court.
The grounds of appeal are that the trial was wrong in law and the judgment cannot be supported by the evidence on record.
Particulars
Lawyer for Agradaa, Richard Asare Baffour, argues that the trial was wrong in law because the trial court judge denied Agradaa a fair trial.
The appeal further accused the trial circuit judge of bias against Agradaa, and claims the sentence was harsh and excessive.
Sentence
Agradaa was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each on two counts of defrauding by false pretence , with the court ordering Agradaa to serve the two sentence concurrent.
The convict was also fined Ghc300 for charlatanic advertisement .
The conviction and sentence stemmed from a televised broadcast in 2022 in which Agradaa told the public she was willing share Ghc300,0000 to the needy during a church service , but ended up taking various sum of money from people without giving out any money.
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