{"id":16351,"date":"2018-11-28T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=16351"},"modified":"2018-11-28T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T16:17:52","slug":"christian-atsu-pays-release-nine-african-prisoners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/christian-atsu-pays-release-nine-african-prisoners\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Atsu pays for release of nine African prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ghana and Newcastle United ace Christian Atsu has helped release nine African prisoners to date, it has emerged.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, ChronicleLive revealed the big-hearted star had\u00a0used his wages to help free a family\u00a0jailed for pinching just over a quids worth of corn.<\/p>\n<p>He also reportedly funded an operation for a gravely ill 62-year-old female prisoner.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yoast-link-suggestion__value\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/16024-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: Jordan Ayew Brace Leads Black Stars To Victory Over Ethiopia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now it has emerged the Ghana international has shelled out thousands of pounds of his own cash alongside the Crime Check Foundation to release some of his homeland&#8217;s poorest prisoners who were locked up for petty offences.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has so far donated seven thousand pounds into the Petty Offenders Fund which has been launched by our Crime Check Foundation to take care of misdemeanors,&#8221; said a spokesperson for the charity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The amount will cater for about thirty prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Currently, nine prisoners have been released. He has promised to release many more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The charity previously confirmed he had helped pay the fines of some criminals while providing money for the &#8220;voiceless&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: ChronicleLive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana and Newcastle United ace Christian Atsu has helped release nine African prisoners to date, it has emerged. Last week, ChronicleLive revealed the big-hearted star had\u00a0used his wages to help free a family\u00a0jailed for pinching just over a quids worth of corn. 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