Ghana Supreme Court Awards GH¢800,000 for Wrongful Conviction

Supreme court awards GH¢800,000 to wrongfully convicted bar owner after 19 Years in prison

The Supreme Court has awarded GH¢800,000 in compensation to Yaw Appiah, a bar owner who was wrongfully convicted and spent nearly two decades in prison for robbery, in a landmark ruling addressing wrongful conviction and prolonged imprisonment. The apex court, presided over by Justice Avril Lovelace-Johnson, delivered the decision on February 10, 2026, after finding that Appiah had suffered a miscarriage of justice following his conviction and 45-year sentence in 2011.

By Caleb Ahinakwah