Also known as: Justice Isaac Addo · His Lordship Isaac Addo, J.
Isaac Addo — High Court Justice who delivered the contempt conviction and seven-day prison sentence against Herald editor Larry Dogbey on June 25, 2026.
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Business & Financial Times
… Presiding judge, Justice Isaac Addo handed down the sentence on Thursday, June 25, following contempt proceedings brought by Mr. …
Herald Managing Editor Larry Dogbe jailed seven days for contemptJoy Online
… Mr Dogbey personally announced the conviction in a Facebook post on Thursday, June 25, stating that Justice Isaac Addo delivered the judgment. …
Editor of Herald Newspaper Larry Dogbey jailed 7 days for contemptAn Accra High Court granted bail pending appeal to Herald newspaper editor Larry Alans-Dogbey following his conviction for contempt of court. The court ordered him to remain on bail of GH¢100,000 with two sureties, pending the determination of his appeal.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
An Accra High Court granted bail pending appeal to Herald newspaper editor Larry Alans-Dogbey following his conviction for contempt of court. The court ordered him to remain on bail of GH¢100,000 with two sureties, pending the determination of his appeal.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Larry Alans-Dogbey, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of The Herald, has appealed his conviction and seven-day prison sentence for contempt of court handed down by the High Court on June 25, 2026. His lawyers argue the interlocutory injunction that led to the conviction was an unlawful prior restraint on freedom of expression and was vague and ambiguous.
8 July 2026 · The Chronicle →
Managing Editor Larry Alans-Dogbey of The Herald has appealed his June 2026 High Court conviction and seven-day prison sentence for contempt of court, arguing that an interlocutory injunction barring publications amounted to unconstitutional prior restraint on freedom of expression.
6 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Journalists Association warns that a rising tide of defamation lawsuits is forcing journalists out of reporting and into courtrooms, with over 15 cases currently pending against journalists and media houses. The GJA General Secretary cited the financial burden of litigation as a significant deterrent that undermines journalism's core function of holding power to account.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Lawyer David Annan says an appeal has already been filed against an Accra High Court's conviction of journalist Larry Dogbey on contempt charges over publications breaching a court order on commentary regarding an ongoing legal dispute.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Managing Editor of The Herald, Larry Dogbe, has been granted conditional 10-day bail following an ex parte application to stay his custodial sentence. PRINPAG President David Tamakloe warned that if Dogbe does not file a substantive appeal on notice within the 10-day window, he will be returned to prison.
27 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Journalist Larry Alans Dogbey, editor of The Herald, was convicted of contempt of court by an Accra High Court and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for breaching an interlocutory injunction issued June 11 barring publication on a dispute between businessman Kevin Okyere and Swiss commodities firm Petraco SA; he has since been granted bail. Dogbey argued he had not been served notice of the order, but Justice Isaac Addo ruled he had acted in "willful, contumacious and flagrant disregard" of the court's authority.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
A High Court in Accra has delivered a judgment in a contempt case involving Kevin Okyere's defamation lawsuit against Larry Alans Dogbe and others over allegedly defamatory statements published in The Herald newspaper and website, following an interlocutory injunction granted in June 2025 that restrained further publications.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
An Accra High Court found Herald editor Larry Dogbey guilty of contempt of court over the newspaper's publication of a case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA, resulting in a seven-day prison sentence delivered by Justice Isaac Addo on June 25.
26 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Journalists Association has expressed concern over the conviction and seven-day jail sentence handed to Larry Alans Dogbey, Managing Editor of The Herald, for contempt of court in connection with a publication about a legal dispute. The GJA said it is seeking legal guidance to determine its response and called on media practitioners and the public to remain calm while legal processes continue.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Managing Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbe, has been sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for contempt of court after breaching an Accra High Court injunction that restricted publications relating to businessman Kevin Okyere, Chief Executive of Springfield Exploration and Production.
25 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The Editor of The Herald newspaper, Larry Dogbey, has been convicted and sentenced to seven days in prison by an Accra High Court over the newspaper's publication of a case involving Kevin Okyere and Petraco SA. According to Dogbey, The Herald reported only on a petition submitted by the multinational company to state institutions including the CID, EOCO, GIPC, and the Attorney-General's Department.
25 June 2026 · Joy Online →