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Kwaku Azar: Jailing TickToker for insulting Mahama a threat to consititutional democracy
By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Public officials, especially the President, must expect criticism, ridicule, exaggeration, and even offensive speech as part of the price of holding public office.
Public office demands broad shoulders, not broad criminal statutes.
The real question, however, is whether speech of this nature should attract criminal prosecution in a constitutional democracy.
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