Article 123 of the Constitution of Ghana

Verbatim text

Where an act or omission which constitutes contempt of Parliament is an offence under the criminal law, the exercise by Parliament of the pow er to punish for contempt shall not be a bar to the institution of proceedings under the cri minal law. The Parliamentary Service

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The index files this text under article 123 of the Constitution of Ghana.
The row is titled “Criminal Proceedings”.
The passage runs to about 47 words.

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