High Court Set Date For Akuapem Poloo’s Appeal

An Accra High Court has set the date to hear the appeal filed by lawyer of actress, Akuapem Poloo jailed 90 days for posting her nude picture with her son on Instagram.

The award-winning actress through her lawyer, Mr Andy Vortia, has also filed a substantive appeal against her (Rosemond’s) sentence.

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A report filed by GNA said the two applications would heard by Criminal Court One (High Court division) on Wednesday April 21, 2021.

In the appeal, Poloo held that the sentence meted out to her, was harsh.

On April 16, this year, Instagram model was sentenced to 90 days imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court after she pleaded guilty to the offences preferred against her.

The court convicted Akuapem Poloo on her own plea, after she was remanded into police custody to undergo a pregnancy test ahead of the sentencing.

The test, according to the court, was negative.

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The court sentenced Poloo to 90 days each on all the three counts of charges. The sentences, the court said should run concurrently.

Source: Ghanaarticles.com/GNA