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British colonial administration. After Ghana attained its independence from British colonial rule, he was appointed a High Court Judge in 1960. In 1964, he presided over the treason trials of five persons including three close
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Justice at the time, Mr Justice Fred Kwasi Apaloo expressed misgivings about the death penalty and urged
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Justice by insisting he be vetted for the office he already occupied. A Ghanaian citizen, Amoako Tuffuor, took the issue to the Supreme Court and the presiding judge, Justice
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in 1970. The acquittal led to the then president, Nkrumah trying to purge the judiciary. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal in 1966 and to the
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744:Overview of Human Rights Developments
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519:1986 -Elected a fellow of the
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773:"Kenya Since the Elections"
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318:Frederick Kwasi Apaloo
108:Chief Justice of Ghana
53:Chief Justice of Kenya
25:Frederick Kwasi Apaloo
989:Edmund A.L. Bannerman
607:. London. 9 June 2000
436:Ghana's Chief Justice
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837:"ABDUL MAJID COCKAR"
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165:Supreme Court Judge
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605:The Daily Telegraph
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493:World Bank
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