ARHIN alias PALL MALL v THE REPUBLIC [1995-96] GLR 190 - 200
Criminal law and procedure—Attempt to overthrow Government of Ghana—Aiding and abetting—Foreseeability test—Appellant facilitating jail-break by remand prisoners by supplying them with pistols and ammunition—Appellant told by prisoners they needed to escape to prevent their being killed in prison—Prisoners on breaking jail attempting to overthrow government—Whether attempt to overthrow government proximate consequence of jail-break—Whether appellant should have foreseen action of prisoners—Whether appellant guilty of abetment of crime of prisoners—Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), s 20(1) —Public Tribunals Law, 1984 (PNDCL 78), ss 9(1)(g) and 16.