The Amasaman High Court has reduced the 15-year prison sentence handed to controversial evangelist Patricia Asiedu, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, to 12 calendar months, ruling that the original punishment was harsh and excessive.
In a revised judgment, the court upheld her conviction but exercised its discretionary powers to review the sentence, replacing the initial term with a one-year custodial sentence and a fine of 200 penalty units.
The judge held that the earlier sentence focused disproportionately on the personality of the convict rather than the specific circumstances of the offences, describing the 15-year term as excessive.
The court clarified that the new 12-month sentence is to be served as a “calendar month” term — meaning Agradaa will serve the full year in real time, without the reduced prison time calculation system typically applied in some cases.
With the new ruling, the 15-year sentence has been completely set aside and replaced by the one-year term and fine, which now constitute the operative punishment.
Agradaa, a former fetish priestess who later rebranded herself as an evangelist, was convicted on charges of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretences. Prosecutors said she used televised religious broadcasts to solicit money from the public under false claims of spiritual and financial breakthroughs.
The original sentence, which included hard labour, generated widespread public debate and drew significant legal scrutiny over its severity.
Meanwhile, a prison source told reporters that Agradaa has rededicated her life to Christianity while in custody and has joined the Church of Pentecost prison ministry, where she is reportedly undergoing discipleship.
The court’s decision brings finality to the sentencing phase of the high-profile case, significantly shortening the time she is expected to spend behind bars.
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