Criminal law should not police offensive speech – Kwaku Azar questions jail term for TikToker

The professor, popularly known as Kwaku Azar, argued that while her comments were offensive and false, they should not have attracted criminal prosecution in a constitutional democracy."The real question, however, is whether speech of this nature should attract criminal prosecution in a constitutional democracy.

In a Facebook post following Alhassan's conviction, Kwaku Azar said the case raises broader constitutional concerns about freedom of expression and the role of the criminal justice system in policing speech.