Some youth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who stormed the studios of UTV and disrupted the live broadcast of an entertainment show have been convicted and fined GH¢2,400 each.
On Saturday October 7, 2023, the group of people who identified themselves as sympathisers or members of the New Patriotic Party stormed the premises of UTV in Accra, forced their way into the studios and disrupted a live broadcast of the United Showbiz programme.
Numbering 16, they were arraigned at an Achimota Magistrate Court where they pleaded guilty.
The court therefore convicted them on their own plea and fined each person GH¢2,400.
The convicts were charged with conspiracy to commit crime and rioting. They pleaded guilty to the charges.
SOURCE: GraphicOnline
