Lawyer for the NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman, Maurice Ampaw, has asked Ghanaian socialite, Valentina Nana Agyeiwaa known in showbiz as Afia Schwarzenegger to avail herself for the 10-day jail sentence or risk spending her Christmas in jail.
He made the call on Sunday, December 5, 2022, after a court sentenced Afia Schwarzenegger to 10 days in prison for contempt of court.
This is also after Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional NPP chairman dragged Afia Schwarzenegger and the other contemnors including United Television (UTV) to court after she and the other contemnors decided to run commentary on a case pending before the court during an entertainment show, the United Showbiz, broadcasted on UTV in July this year.
Counsel for applicant, Maurice Ampaw, who led the prosecution, argued that the culprit ought to be penalised to deter others from making such unsubstantiated claims
In the affidavit in support of the motion to commit the respondents to prison for contempt of court, Lawyer Ampaw said on the Saturday,July 9, 2021 edition of the United Showbiz, an entertainment programme aired by the UTV, the station, host and the executive producer offered their platform to other panellists to discussed Afia Schwarzenegger’s alleged romantic affair with Chairman Wontumi, which he said was a subject matter for determination by the court, stressing that it was subjudice, hence the action in court.
At the end of the day, the judge pronounced the defendants guilty.
Lawyer Ampaw, in an interview after the judgment, said they are happy with the outcome, stressing that everyone one involved will learn the hard lesson, especially those who think they can undermine the Judiciary.