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November 26, 2023July 24, 2025Constitutional Law, Evidence

When What Matters Not, Matter! – A Review of the Law on Privacy and Admissibility of Evidence Secretly and Unlawfully Obtained, In Civil Proceedings, Vis-à-Vis Article 18(2) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana

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“It matters not how you get it, if you steal it even, it would be admissible in evidence” Crompton J in R v Leatham (1861) 8 Cox CC 498. Introduction The secret tape of Chief Bugri Naabu,[1] (‘the IGP Konkonsa tape’) with some senior police officers in the Ghana Police Service, relative to the Inspector...