One of the lawyers for the two radio panellists and the host of 'Pampaso' show on Accra-based Montie FM who were sentenced to four months imprisonment has confirmed that his clients are languishing in the Nsawam prison.
George Loh told Citi Eyewitness News Thursday that “My understanding is that they are at the Nsawam prison” when he was asked by the Anchor, Richard Dela Sky, on the whereabouts of the convicts.
President John Mahama has come under intense pressure from supporters of his party to invoke Article 72 of the Constitution to grant pardon to the trio.
Article 72(1) of the 1992 constitution says that the President may in consultation with the Council of State grant a person convicted of an offence a pardon either free or subject to lawful conditions.
The charged supporters gathered in front of the National Democratic Congress headquarters in Accra to press home their demand for the release of the trio who were sentenced to four month imprisonment by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
A pro-NDC group on Thursday opened a petition book to pressure president Mahama to invoke Article 72.
A number of government bigwigs have signed the petition book.
They include the Deputy Chief of Staff, Valerie Sawyerr; Deputy Minister of Education in charge of Tertiary Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and the Deputy Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Benjamin Dagadu.
The judgement has largely been savaged by government officials and surrogates as "harsh."
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