Dokument #1094163
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on this specific subject is
currently unavailable to the DIRB. Crimes related to voodoo or juju
practices and/or ritual murders do not seem to be covered under the
Criminal Code of the Republic of Ghana, 1993. According to an Inter
Press Service report of 31 August 1988, the government was
reportedly angered by the spate of ritual murders that gripped some
regions of Ghana including Akaasu, Sefwa-Bekwai, Sunyani and Sewfi.
Some of the people involved were sentenced to death by the tribunal
and others were arrested, but the "big men" were reported to have
"jump[ed] bail." In some areas the police were to alleged to have
been uncooperative, and the president reportedly promised to order
"further investigations" into their conduct (ibid.).
For additional information on this topic,
please refer to the attached document. This response was prepared
after researching publicly accessible information currently
available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
The Criminal Code of the Republic of
Ghana (Amendment) Act, 1993. Accra: Ghana.
Inter Press Service. 31 August 1988.
Edward Ameyibor. "Ghana: Government Moves to Stop Ritual Murders."
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Inter Press Service. 31 August 1988.
Edward Ameyibor. "Ghana: Government Moves to Stop Ritual Murders."
(NEXIS)