GAO AND OTHERS
V.
THE REPUBLIC

OSEI-HWERE J.: The appellants were arraigned before the District Court Grade I, Wenchi, on a charge of “Breach of Aliens Compliance Order” [sic.] contrary to sections 2 (2) and 25 (1) (d) of the Aliens Act, 1963 (Act 160). Section 2 subsection (2) of the Aliens Act, 1963 (Act 160), provides that, “Where a person enters Ghana at a place to which an immigration officer is assigned, he shall, on his arrival, appear before the immigration officer at that place. Whilst section 25 subsection (1) (d) of the same Act also stipulates that, “(1) Any person who does any of the following— . . . (d) disobeys or disregards any obligation or direction imposed by or under the provisions of this Act . . . shall be guilty of an offence . . .” The appellants pleaded guilty to the charge and they were convicted and sentenced to a term of one month’s imprisonment with hard labour each. In addition the magistrate recommended that the appellants be deported from Ghana after serving the sentence.

The recorded…