Minority demands halt to Tiktoker’s second prosecution, demands repeal of offensive conduct and publication of false news law

According to Mr Afenyo-Markin, Ghana made a significant democratic advance by repealing the criminal libel law in 2001 and should now complete that reform by removing what he described as the remaining legal provisions that could be used to criminalise free speech.

The Minority in Parliament has called on the government to immediately halt all prosecutions under Sections 207 and 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, including the reported second prosecution of jailed TikToker Camilla Alhassan.

The Minority Leader also called on the government to publicly guarantee that no Ghanaian would face criminal prosecution solely for expressing views that are critical of those in authority.