{
  "id": 14919287,
  "title": "Chief Justice designates Achimota Court to handle petroleum diversion cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chief-justice-designates-achimota-court-to-handle-petroleum-diversion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/chief-justice-designates-achimota-court-to-handle-petroleum-diversion-cases/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has designated the Achimota Court to handle cases of petroleum product diversion, aiming to bolster prosecution efforts in Ghana's downstream petroleum sector. This decision was announced by Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, CEO of the NPA, during a parliamentary hearing. The establishment of a specialized court, under Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie's oversight, will focus on prosecuting offenses involving petroleum service providers. The move is intended to enforce regulations governing petroleum distribution and sales more effectively. Under Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2251, penalties for petroleum product diversion include fines of 2,500 to 5,000 penalty units, and prison terms ranging from two to five years, or both. Assigning these cases to the Achimota Court will provide a dedicated venue for adjudication, enhancing compliance with the existing legal framework.",
  "summary": "The Achimota Court has been designated to handle cases involving the diversion of petroleum products, in a move aimed at strengthening the prosecution of offenders in Ghana’s downstream petroleum sector. Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, disclosed this when he appeared before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). He said […]",
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