Exam Cheats To Be Jailed
Cheats to Jail...
Candidates found guilty in examination malpractice will now be sentenced to jail terms, in addition to fines.
This follows the passage of the West African Examinations Council [WAEC] Act by parliament which is aimed at imposing stiffer punishment on people who engage in examination leakage and other form of examination malpratice.
The Deputy Director of legal services of WAEC said the illegal possession of an examination paper attracted a fine varying from 12 million to 30 million cedis, instead of the various fines of between 200,000 and 500,000 cedis.
He said the penalty for other types of malpratice, such as giving an examination question paper to another candidate and disclosing the contents of an examination paper to another person, now varied from 12 million to 30 million cedis or two years imprisonment.
Impersonation now attracted a fine varying from 6 million to 12 million cedis, while copying during examination attracted the same fine. Candidates found in possession of offensive materials would now pay a fine of between 9 million and 18 million cedis, in addition to the cancellation of their entire results.
Assault on invigilators, supervisors and inspectors would now attract a fine of between 12 million to 24 million and imprisonment terms ranging from one to two years.
The candidates should avoid all irregular activitives, such as bringing foreign materials to examination halls, using electronic communication devices, passing of notes, receiving assistance, among others.
Some of the candidates expressed concern about alleged malpractice which occured during examinations, with the connivance of some invigilators.
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Candidates found guilty in examination malpractice will now be sentenced to jail terms, in addition to fines.
This follows the passage of the West African Examinations Council [WAEC] Act by parliament which is aimed at imposing stiffer punishment on people who engage in examination leakage and other form of examination malpratice.
The Deputy Director of legal services of WAEC said the illegal possession of an examination paper attracted a fine varying from 12 million to 30 million cedis, instead of the various fines of between 200,000 and 500,000 cedis.
He said the penalty for other types of malpratice, such as giving an examination question paper to another candidate and disclosing the contents of an examination paper to another person, now varied from 12 million to 30 million cedis or two years imprisonment.
Impersonation now attracted a fine varying from 6 million to 12 million cedis, while copying during examination attracted the same fine. Candidates found in possession of offensive materials would now pay a fine of between 9 million and 18 million cedis, in addition to the cancellation of their entire results.
Assault on invigilators, supervisors and inspectors would now attract a fine of between 12 million to 24 million and imprisonment terms ranging from one to two years.
The candidates should avoid all irregular activitives, such as bringing foreign materials to examination halls, using electronic communication devices, passing of notes, receiving assistance, among others.
Some of the candidates expressed concern about alleged malpractice which occured during examinations, with the connivance of some invigilators.
For your Ghana property purchase just visit us at www.cedez.com
If you want build or rent in Accra,Ghana, please contact us at our email info@cedez.com
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