{"id":735998,"date":"2026-06-14T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/735998\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T10:40:20","slug":"ghana-plans-legal-action-after-canada-denied-entry-to-partey-amid-london-rape-trial-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/735998\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana plans legal action after Canada denied entry to Partey amid London rape trial – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted June 13, 2026 12:51 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Ghana\u2019s government says it\u2019s planning legal action over Canada\u2019s decision to deny the visa application of a member of its national soccer team awaiting a rape trial in London.<\/p>\n

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Midfielder Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to the allegations, which date back to when he played for the English club Arsenal in 2025.<\/p>\n

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In a statement released on social media Saturday, Ghana<\/a> says the decision by Canadian immigration authorities is \u201cextremely unfair,\u201d and Partey should be presumed innocent ahead of his trial.<\/p>\n

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says it makes its decisions on a case-by-case basis and that hosting major events does not change its laws.<\/p>\n

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Partey was scheduled to travel with his team to Toronto from its base camp in Smithfield, Rhode Island, for its opening match against Panama on June 17.<\/p>\n

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Ghana says it is looking at all diplomatic, legal and administrative avenues.<\/p>\n

Partey is scheduled to stand trial in November or later.<\/p>\n

\u2014 With files from the Associated Press<\/p>\n

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