Ghanaian actress, Akuapem Poloo’s 90-day jail sentence has been set aside by the country’s court of appeal.
It would be recalled that the lady had been slammed with a jail term for posing stark naked with her underage son and uploading the picture on social media.
On Monday, December 1, 2021, a High Court presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey dismissed her appeal seeking a non-custodial sentence instead of a custodial sentence. Justice Ruby Aryeetey upheld the Circuit court decision, saying that it was not excessive or harsh.
Following the high court’s judgement, her lawyers led by Andrew Kudzo Vortia filed a notice of appeal to challenge that decision.
The Court of Appeal in Accra has now imposed a fine of GH¢12, 000 on the convict.
The three-member panel of the Appellate court, presided over by Justice Henry Anthony Kwoffie, held that the 90-year jail term was fair but substituted the custodial sentence for a fine in its judgement on Wednesday, December 15.
Poloo is now expected to pay GHS12,000, equivalent to 1000 penalty units.
