IMANI Africa President Franklin Cudjoe has compared Ghana’s handling of corruption cases to China’s, following the death sentence imposed on a former Chinese local government official convicted of corruption.
In a social media post, Cudjoe suggested that people accused of corruption in Ghana often receive more favourable treatment than those convicted in China.
“Here, thieves can even negotiate to abscond, ask for toppings and sweeteners and have their lawyers talking big silly grammar! You dey China anka you turn ghost! Plunderous thieves!!” he wrote.
His comments came after reports that Yang Youlin, a 69-year-old former local government official from Nanjing, was sentenced to death by the Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu Province.
According to reports, Yang was convicted of running a corruption scheme spanning three decades, from 1993 to 2023, leading to the court’s decision to impose the death penalty.
