Patience Asiedua popularly known as Nana Agradaa ha been convicted by an Accra High Court after she pleaded guilty.
The case presided over by Mr Emmanuel Essandoh changed her plea to not guilty to guilty.
Starr News reports that “she was therefore convicted on her own plea and was sentenced to a fine of 3,000 penalty unit (GHc36,000) on count one to wit operating TV without a license in default she will serve a three-year jail term in hard labour“.
“For the offence of Charlatanic advertisement (Sika Gari), the court sentenced her to a fine of GHc10, 000 in default, she will serve a year in prison.”
According to the court said, the sentences are to be served concurrently which means, she will pay the highest fine which is GHc36, 000.
BACKGROUND
Nana Agradaa was arrested on 27th April 2021 for illegally operating a TV station.
The converted spiritualist was charged for operating TV without license contrary to section 110 of the Electronic transaction act 2008, act 772 and Charlatanic advertisement (Sika Gari) contrary to section 137 of the criminal offences Act, 1960.
