Patience Asiedua, popularly known as Nana Agradaa has been convicted for operating a TV station without license contrary to section 110 of the Electronic transaction act 2008, act 772 by an Accra Circuit Court.
The court presided over by Emmanuel Essandoh also convicted Nana Agradaa for charlatanic advertisement (sika gari) contrary to section 137 of the criminal offences Act, 1960.
The conviction followed a guilty plea by Nana Agradaa, Starrfm.com.gh reports.
The court, therefore, sentenced her to a fine of 3,000 penalty units (GHs36,000) on the count of operating a TV station without a license, in default, she will serve a three-year jail term in hard labour.
She is further sentenced to a fine of GHs10,000 for the offense of charlatanic advertisement, in default, serve a year in prison. The sentences are to be served concurrently.
Starrfm.com.gh reports that Nana Agradaa looked sober and forlorn in the docket while the judge read her sentences to her.
Source: GhanaArticles.com