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Agradaa’s High Court Appeal on 15-Year Sentence Postponed
The Amasaman High Court has adjourned the appeal hearing of Patricia Asiedua, popularly known as Agradaa, against her 15-year jail term to February 5, 2026, when the court is expected to deliver its judgment on the matter.
Agradaa, a televangelist and founder of the Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, is challenging both her conviction and sentence relating to charges of charlatanic advertisement and defrauding by false pretence handed down on July 3, 2025 by an Accra Circuit Court. She has insisted that the trial was unfair and that the evidence presented did not justify the sentence.
During proceedings on January 21, 2026, her lawyer, Richard Asare Baffour, explained that the adjournment was necessary because the Attorney-General’s Office had not complied with earlier court directives, particularly regarding the submission of electronic evidence required for the appeal. Defence counsel also opposed the state’s request for additional time to file submissions.
The court has set February 5, 2026 as the date for delivering its judgment in the appeal case and allowed the Attorney-General’s Office the option to file written addresses if it chooses to do so.
This development follows months of legal challenges after Agradaa was convicted and given a lengthy sentence that sparked public attention and debate about fraud cases involving prominent figures in Ghana
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