{
  "id": 14739689,
  "title": "Chief Justice has designated Achimota Court to handle petroleum diversion cases – NPA CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/chief-justice-has-designated-achimota-court-to-handle-petroleum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T16:22:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/chief-justice-has-designated-achimota-court-to-handle-petroleum-diversion-cases-npa-ceo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), revealed that the Chief Justice has designated the Achimota Court to handle cases of petroleum product diversion. This decision came during a Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing on Thursday, October 15. Tamakloe explained that the NPA sought a specialized court to address offences involving petroleum service providers, following audit findings and other industry concerns. He emphasized that the move was necessary to enforce stricter regulations against petroleum product diversion. According to the law, individuals found guilty of petroleum diversion face a fine ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 penalty units, or imprisonment for up to two to five years. The NPA CEO highlighted that the Authority is dedicated to pursuing offenders and recovering due revenues, noting that there is a sanctioning mechanism in place to ensure compliance.",
  "summary": "The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Edudzi Tamakloe, has disclosed that the Chief Justice has designated the Achimota Court to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/alipore-court-bars-mahua-moitra-from-posting-defamatory-content",
        "published": "2026-10-15T17:28:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}