The Ghana Police Service has announced that TikToker Camila Alhassan, who was sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour for offensive conduct, will be arraigned before the High Court on a separate charge of false communication under the Electronic Communications Act.
The Police said the fresh prosecution follows investigations into videos the 43-year-old published on TikTok, in which she allegedly made offensive and abusive remarks against President John Dramani Mahama and First Lady Lordina Mahama, while also making false allegations and threats.
Camila was convicted by the Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, July 16, after pleading guilty to offensive conduct following her arrest on July 9 through what the Police described as an intelligence-led operation.
"The Ghana Police Service is also taking steps to put the convict before the High Court on the separate charge of False Communication under the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775)," the Police said in a press release issued on Friday, July 17.
According to the statement, Camila was initially charged with offensive conduct and false communication after police intercepted a TikTok video containing what it described as offensive, insulting and derogatory remarks against the President and the First Lady, including threats against their lives and false allegations about the President's private life.
The Police said sentencing was initially deferred after Camila claimed she was pregnant, but a medical...
The Ghana Police Service has announced that TikToker Camila Alhassan, who was sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour for offensive conduct, will be arraigned before the High Court on ...