ATTO-MENSAH v. THE REPUBLIC [1967] GLR 562-587

Statutes—Construction—Criminal Code—Construction of Act 29, s.183A—Whether section creating an offence—Nature of burden of proof of offences under the section—Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29), s. 183A.

Criminal law and procedure—Libel—Publication—Definition—Absence of express definition of publication for offences under section 183A of Act 29—General definition of publication in section 115 to be read together with section 183A—Publication sufficient if made to the person defamed or any other person—Act 29, ss. 115 and 183A.

